ޒަހަރު

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian زَهر (zahr). Cognate to Urdu زَہر (zahr)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /z̺a.ha.ɾu/, [z̺ä.hä.ɾu]
• Hyphenation: ޒަ‧ހަ‧ރު

Noun

ޒަހަރު • (zaharu) (plural ޒަހަރުތައް (zaharutak̊))

1. poison, venom, toxicant

   Synonym: ވިހަ (viha)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ޒަހަރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 260