ޒުވާބު
Dhivehi
Alternative forms
- ޖަވާބު (javābu)
Etymology
From Arabic جَوَاب (jawāb), from Persian جواب
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [z̺uʋəːbu]
Noun
ޒުވާބު • (zuvābu) (plural ޒުވާބުތައް (zuvābutak̊))
- argument, disputation, wrangle, bickering, quarrel
References
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “ޒުވާބު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 261.