Dhivehi
Etymology
From Persian شهر.
Pronunciation
Noun
ސަހަރު • (saharu) (plural ސަހަރުތައް)
- city
- Synonyms: ނަގަރު (nagaru), ސިޓީ (siṭī)
References
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ސަހަރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 215