ޖޯރު

ޖޯރު

Dhivehi

Etymology

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