ރައްދު

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian رد‎ (radd), from Arabic رَدّ‎ (radd).

Noun

ރައްދު • (raddu) (plural ރައްދުތައް‎ (raddutak̊))

  1. act of returning, bringing, sending, giving back or repelling
  2. denial, refusal, rejection, refutation

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “ރައްދު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 204.
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