ފަށަނީ

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• ފައްޓަނީ (faṭṭanī)

Etymology

From Sanskrit प्रस्थान (prasthāna, “setting out, departure; walking, journey; source, cause”) + ނީ (nī). Cognate to Sinhalese පටන් (paṭan, “to begin from, since”). Doublet of ފަށައިގެން (faṣaigen̊) and ފަށަން (faṣan̊)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fə.ʂə.n̪iː/, [fə.ʂə.n̪iː]
• Hyphenation: ފަ‧ށަ‧ނީ

Verb

ފަށަނީ • (faṣanī) 

1. To begin, start, commence, initiate, institute

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފަށަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 78