ވަރު

Dhivehi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋa.ɾu/, [ʋä.ɾu]
  • Hyphenation: ވަ‧ރު

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit वीर्य (vīrya, “manliness, valour, strength”). Cognate to Sinhalese වර (wara, “strenght, force, might”)

Noun

ވަރު • (varu) (plural ވަރުތައް)

  1. strength, force, power, might
    Synonyms: ބަލަ (bala), ޒޯރު (zōru), ބާރު (bāru), ޖޯރު (jōru)
  2. status
  3. energy
  4. stamina, vigour
Alternative forms

Etymology 2

Cognate to Sinhalese වර්ග (warga, “class, tribe, sort”)

Noun

ވަރު • (varu) (plural ވަރުތައް)

  1. quantity, amount, extent, magnitude
  2. rank, level, grade, status
  3. (historical) a division of the Sultan's militia
  4. impression left on the skin
  5. the thin veneer taken from the mid-rib of the coconut-palm fond

References

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ވަރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 250
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