Where does “މުދައްރިސު” come from?

މުދައްރިސު (Dhivehi) comes from Arabic مدرس, from Arabic دَرَّسَ, from Arabic ر, from Arabic رَأَى — to see.

މުދައްރިސު (Dhivehi): teacher

Definitions

  1. teacher

Ancestry of “މުދައްރިސު”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمدرسteacher; educated
2Arabicدَرَّسَto teach
3Arabicرsecond-person masculine singular active...
4Arabicرَأَىto see
Every word from Arabic رَأَى →Every word from Arabic ر →Every word from Arabic دَرَّسَ →
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