ނިތުރު

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Dhivehi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit निर्जर (nirjara). Cognate with Sinhalese නිදර (nidara)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /n̪i.t̪u.ɾu/, [n̪i.t̪u.ɾu]
  • Hyphenation: ނި‧ތު‧ރު

Adverb[edit]

ނިތުރު (nituru)

  1. (archaic) always, invariably, eternally, endlessly
    Synonym: އަބަދު (abadu)

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ނިތުރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 193