Dhivehi edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Persian زور (force, strength). Cognate to Urdu زُور (zūr, force, strength).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒoː.ɾu/, [d͡ʒoː.ɾu]
  • Hyphenation: ޖޯ‧ރު

Noun edit

ޖޯރު (jōru) (plural ޖޯރުތައް (jōrutak̊))

  1. strength, power, might, force, vigour
    Synonyms: ޒޯރު (zōru), ބާރު (bāru), ވަރު (varu), ބަލަ (bala)

References edit

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ޖޯރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 130