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Dhivehi
1.1
Pronunciation
1.2
Etymology 1
1.2.1
Letter
1.3
Etymology 2
1.3.1
Suffix
1.4
References
Dhivehi
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Pronunciation
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IPA
(
key
)
:
[a]
Etymology 1
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Letter
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އަ
•
(
a
)
The first
vowel
in
Dhivehi
, named
abafili
Etymology 2
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From
Sanskrit
अ-
(
a-
)
.
Suffix
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އަ
•
(
a-
)
Prefix with a
negative
or
privative
or
contrary
sense
;
un-
,
in-
,
not
References
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Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “
އަ
”, in
A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language
, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka,
page 1