Dhivehi edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Sanskrit ह्यस् (hyas). Cognate with Sinhalese ඊයේ (īyē)

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ij.je/, [ij.je]
  • Hyphenation: އިއް‧ޔެ

Noun edit

އިއްޔެ (iyye)

  1. yesterday

References edit

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އިއްޔެ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 128