ތާސީރު

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تَأْثِير (taʔṯīr), via Persian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t̪aː.s̺iː.ɾu/, [t̪aː.s̺iː.ɾu]
  • Hyphenation: ތާ‧ސީ‧ރު

Noun

ތާސީރު • (tāsīru) (plural ތާސީރުތައް (tāsīrutak̊))

  1. effect, influence, reaction
    Synonyms: އަސަރު (asaru), ޕަޅެ (paḷe)
  2. composition, value, nutritional value

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ތާސީރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 231
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