ފިލިނިމެނީ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit परिनिर्वाति (parinirvāti, “to be completely extinguished or emancipated”). Cognate to Sinhalese ප්රිනිවනවා (priniwanawā)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fi.li.n̪i.me.n̪iː/, [fi.li.n̪i.me.n̪iː]
  • Hyphenation: ފި‧ލި‧ނި‧މެ‧ނީ

Verb

ފިލިނިމެނީ • (filinimenī) 

  1. (archaic) to die, expire, pass away
    Synonyms: މަރުވަނީ (maruvanī), ފަނާވަނީ (fanāvanī)

References

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފިލިނިމެނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 83
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