އީޓު

Dhivehi

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Sanskrit इष्टा (iṣṭā)
    Maharastri Prakrit 𑀇𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀸 (iṭṭā)
    Old Marathi 𑘃𑘘 (īṭa)bor.?
    Prakrit 𑀇𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀸 (iṭṭā)
    Middle Gujarati ईटbor.?
    Dhivehi އީޓު (īṭu)

    Borrowed from Middle Hindi اینٹ (aynṭ /⁠ī̃ṭ⁠/), Old Marathi 𑘃𑘘 (īṭa) or Middle Gujarati ईट.[1] Cognate with Sinhalese උළු (uḷu).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /iː.ʈu/, [iː.ʈu]
    • Hyphenation: އީ‧ޓު

    Noun

    އީޓު • (īṭu) (plural އީޓުތައް)[2][3]

    1. tile
      Synonym: ތަށިމުށި (taṣimuṣi)

    References

    More information
    1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “íṣṭakā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 72: “Md. īṭ 'tile' ← Ind. (cf. H. M. īṭ)”
    2. ^ Reynolds, Christopher Hanby Baillie (2003) “އީޓު”, in A Maldivian Dictionary, 11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE: RoutledgeCurzon, page 34
    3. ^ Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އީތު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 84
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