އަ

Dhivehi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a]

Etymology 1

Letter

އަ • (a)

1. The first vowel in Dhivehi, named abafili

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit अ- (a-).

Suffix

އަ • (a-)

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

References

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