އިރު

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

  • އިރަ (ira) — archaic

Etymology

From Sanskrit सूर्य (sū́rya), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *súHar, from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥. Cognate with Sinhalese ඉර (ira).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [iɾu]

Noun

އިރު • (iru) (plural އިރުތައް)

  1. sun
  2. time
  3. moment

References

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