ހަތާވީސް

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• ށަތާވީސް (ṣatāvīs)

Etymology

Borrowed from Gujarati સત્તાવીસ (sattāvīs), from Sanskrit सप्तविंशति (saptaviṃśati).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hət̪əːʋiːs̺/, [hət̪əːʋiːs̺]

Numeral

ހަތާވީސް • (hatāvīs)

1. twenty-seven

   Synonym: (duodecimal) ފައްސިހިތިނެއް (fassihitinek̊)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ހަތާވީސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 113
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “saptáviṁśati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 761