ދިޔަ

Dhivehi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d̪i.jə/, [d̪i.jə]
  • Hyphenation: ދި‧ޔަ

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit जगत (jagata). Cognate to Sinhalese දිය (diya, “world”)

Noun

ދިޔަ • (diya)

  1. (archaic) world, earth
    Synonyms: ބުވަނަ (buvana), ދުނިޔެ (duniye)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit उदक (udaka). Cognate to Sinhalese දිය (diya, “water”). Doublet of ދިޔާ (diyā)

Noun

ދިޔަ • (diya)

  1. juice
Alternative forms
  • ދެއަ (dea) – Fuvahmulah
  • ދެޔަ (deya) – Addu

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Arabic دِيَة (diya)

Noun

ދިޔަ • (diya)

  1. blood money, wergild

Etymology 4

Inherited from Sanskrit धीता (dhītā). Cognate to Sinhalese දුව (duwa)

Noun

ދިޔަ • (diya)

  1. daughter, female off-spring
Alternative forms

References

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ދިޔަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 57
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