ސާސްތުރަ

Dhivehi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s̺aːs̺.t̪u.ɾa/, [s̺aːs̺.t̪u.ɾä]
• Hyphenation: ސާސް‧ތު‧ރަ

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit शास्त्र (śāstra). Cognate to Sinhalese ශාස්ත්‍ර (śāstra)

Noun

ސާސްތުރަ • (sāstura) (plural ސާސްތުރަތައް (sāsturatak̊)) (archaic)

1. knowledge, education, cognition, information, understanding

   Synonyms: ފަހުމު (fahumu), ބުއްދި (buddi), މޭދާ (mēdā)

2. science

   Synonym: ސައިންސު (sain̊su)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit शस्त्र (śastra). Cognate to Sinhalese ශස්ත්‍ර (śastra)

Noun

ސާސްތުރަ • (sāstura) (plural ސާސްތުރަތައް (sāsturatak̊)) (archaic)

1. (archaic) weapons of war, weaponary, armaments

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ސާސްތުރަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 213