ސައުވީސް

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• ސައްވީސް (savvīs)

Etymology

Borrowed from Prakrit 𑀘𑀉𑀯𑀻𑀲𑀇 (caüvīsaï), from Sanskrit चतुर्विंशति (caturviṃśati).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s̺a.u.ʋiːs̺/, [s̺ä.u.wiːs̺]
• Hyphenation: ސަ‧އު‧ވީސް

Numeral

ސައުވީސް • (sauvīs)

1. twenty-four, 24

   Synonyms: ޕަސްވިސި (pasvisi), (duodecimal) ފައްސިހި (fassihi)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ސައުވީސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 221