އާދޭއްސަ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit आदेश (ādeśa). Cognate to Sinhalese ආදෙස (ādesa)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aː.d̪eːʔ.s̺a/, [aː.d̪eːs̺.s̺ä]
  • Hyphenation: އާ‧ދޭއް‧ސަ

Noun

އާދޭއްސަ • (ādēssa) (plural އާދޭއްސަތައް)

  1. (archaic) command, order, ordinance, injunction, dictum
    Synonym: އަމުރު (amuru)

References

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އާދޭއްސަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 2
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