Dhivehi edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Sanskrit साध्नोति (sādhnoti). Cognate with Sinhalese සදනවා (sadanawā). Doublet of ހެދެނީ (hedenī)

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ha.d̪a.n̪iː/, [hä.d̪ä.n̪iː]
  • Hyphenation: ހަ‧ދަ‧ނީ

Verb edit

ހަދަނީ (hadanī) 

  1. to make, build, construct
  2. to prepare
  3. to form
  4. to adorn

References edit

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ހަދަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 107