Dhivehi edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Sanskrit पञ्चन् (pañcan).

Numeral edit

ފަސް (fas) (nominal ފަހެހް)

  1. five

Etymology 2 edit

From Sanskrit पश्च (paśca). Cognate with Sinhalese පසු (pasu). Doublet of ފަހަނީ (fahanī) and ފަހު (fahu).

Noun edit

ފަސް (fas)

  1. after, following, since, subsequent[1]
  2. aft, behind[1]
Derived terms edit

Etymology 3 edit

Cognate to Sinhalese පස් (pas) and Pali paṃsu

Noun edit

ފަސް (fas) (plural ފަސްތައް (fastak̊))

  1. earth, mould, soil
Alternative forms edit

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފަސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 78