Dhivehi edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Letter edit

އަ (a)

  1. The first vowel in Dhivehi, named abafili

Etymology 2 edit

From Sanskrit अ- (a-).

Suffix edit

އަ (a-)

  1. Prefix with a negative or privative or contrary sense; un-, in-, not

References edit

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “އަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 1