ފުރަ
Dhivehi
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fu.ɾa/, [fu.ɾä]
- Hyphenation: ފު‧ރަ
Etymology 1
Inherited from Sanskrit पुरा (purā, “before, formerly”). Cognate to Sinhalese පෙර (pera) and Hindi पुराब (purāb). Doublet of ފޫރުއްބަ (fūrubba), ޕޫރުބެ (pūrube), and ޕުރެ (pure)
Adjective
ފުރަ • (fura)
- large, big
- lone, solitary, isolated
- Synonym: އެކަނި (ekani)
- unique
- (archaic) old, former
- (archaic) long-established
References
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފުރަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 89
Etymology 2
Inherited from Sanskrit पूर्वफल्गुनी (pūrvaphalgunī, “name of a double lunar mansion”). Cognate to Sinhalese පුවපල් (puwapal)
Proper noun
ފުރަ • (fura)
- the eleventh lunar mansion of the south-west monsoon
References
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފުރަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 89
Etymology 3
Inherited from Sanskrit पूर (pūra, “filling, making full; fulfilling”). Cognate to Sinhalese පූර (pūra)
Adjective
ފުރަ • (fura)
- (archaic) complete, full, undivided, entire, whole, plenary
- Synonyms: ބަރި (bari), ފުރިހަމަ (furihama), ސަކަލަ (sakala)