Dhivehi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian تیر (tīr).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ތީރު (tīru) (plural ތީރުތައް (tīrutak̊))

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References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ތީރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka