ފުރަ

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Dhivehi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fu.ɾa/,
  • Hyphenation: ފު‧ރަ

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit पुरा (purā, “before, formerly”). Cognate to Sinhalese පෙර (pera) and Hindi पुराब (purāb). Doublet of ފޫރުއްބަ (fūrubba), ޕޫރުބެ (pūrube), and ޕުރެ (pure)

Adjective

ފުރަ • (fura) 

  1. large, big
    Synonyms: ބޮޑު (boḍu), މެހެތި (meheti), ހައިބަ (haiba), މަހާ (mahā)
  2. lone, solitary, isolated
    Synonym: އެކަނި (ekani)
  3. unique
  4. (archaic) old, former
  5. (archaic) long-established

References

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފުރަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 89

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit पूर्वफल्गुनी (pūrvaphalgunī, “name of a double lunar mansion”). Cognate to Sinhalese පුවපල් (puwapal)

Proper noun

ފުރަ • (fura)

  1. the eleventh lunar mansion of the south-west monsoon

References

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފުރަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 89

Etymology 3

Inherited from Sanskrit पूर (pūra, “filling, making full; fulfilling”). Cognate to Sinhalese පූර (pūra)

Adjective

ފުރަ • (fura) 

  1. (archaic) complete, full, undivided, entire, whole, plenary
    Synonyms: ބަރި (bari), ފުރިހަމަ (furihama), ސަކަލަ (sakala)

References

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފުރަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 89
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