ޖޯރު

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian زور (“force, strength”). Cognate to Urdu زُور (zūr, “force, strength”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒoː.ɾu/, [d͡ʒoː.ɾu]
  • Hyphenation: ޖޯ‧ރު

Noun

ޖޯރު • (jōru) (plural ޖޯރުތައް (jōrutak̊))

  1. strength, power, might, force, vigour
    Synonyms: ޒޯރު (zōru), ބާރު (bāru), ވަރު (varu), ބަލަ (bala)

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ޖޯރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 130
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