Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Gujarati હથિયાર (hathiyār), from Old Gujarati हथीआर (hathīāra), ultimately from Prakrit 𑀳𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀭 (hatthiyāra).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ha.t̪i.jaː.ɾu/, [hä.t̪i.jaː.ɾu]
  • Hyphenation: ހަ‧ތި‧ޔާ‧ރު

Noun

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ހަތިޔާރު (hatiyāru) (plural ހަތިޔާރުތައް (hatiyārutak̊))

  1. weapon, instrument, tool

References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*hastakāra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 811

Further reading

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ހަތިޔާރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 113
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