މަލާމާތް

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَلَامَة (malāma), via Persian. Cognate to Urdu مَلَامَت (malāmat)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ma.laː.maːt̪/, [mä.laː.mæːʔ]
  • Hyphenation: މަ‧ލާ‧މާތް

Noun

މަލާމާތް • (malāmāt̊) (plural މަލާމާތްތައް)

  1. ridicule, sarcasm, mockery, taunt, twit, gibe, derision, affront
    Synonym: ހަޖޫ (hajū)

References

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މަލާމާތް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 166
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