Where does “މުންނާރު” come from?

މުންނާރު (Dhivehi) comes from Arabic منارة, from Arabic و, from Persian یا, from Arabic يَا — {{m|en|O|id=vocative}}.

މުންނާރު (Dhivehi): minaret

Definitions

  1. minaret

Ancestry of “މުންނާރު”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمنارةlighthouse; beacon; a thing which a lamp is put...
2Arabicوand, "comma", "semi-colon"; a divider of words or...
3PersianیاAPI •; or; either
4Arabicيَا{{m|en|O|id=vocative}}
Every word from Arabic يَا →Every word from Persian یا →Every word from Arabic و →