Dhivehi

edit

Pronunciation

edit

Etymology 1

edit

Inherited from Sanskrit सप्तन् (saptan); compare ހަތާވީސް (hatāvīs).

Numeral

edit

ހަތް (hat̊)

  1. seven
Alternative forms
edit

Etymology 2

edit

From Sanskrit चत्त्र (cattra). Cognate with Sinhalese සත (sata). Doublet of ހަތާ (hatā), ހަތި (hati), and ސަތު (satu).

Noun

edit

ހަތް (hat̊)

  1. the ceremonial parasol of the Maldivian Sultan

References

edit
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ހަތް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 109