އަނބި

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit अम्बा (ambā). Cognate to Sinhalese අඹු (aᵐbu)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ᵐbi/, [ä.ᵐbi]
• Hyphenation: އަ‧ނބި

Noun

އަނބި • (aᵐbi) (plural އަނބިތައް (aᵐbitak̊))

1. wife

References

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