އާ

Dhivehi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [əː]

Etymology 1

Letter

އާ • (ā)

  1. The second vowel in Dhivehi, named abaafili

Etymology 2

Particle

އާ • ()

  1. A vocative case marker
  2. A noun definite suffix

Etymology 3

Alternative forms

  • އައު (au)

Adjective

އާ • (ā) 

  1. new, fresh, novel

References

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އާ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 1