Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit आरोहयति (ārohayati, to raise). Cognate to Sinhalese අරනවා (aranawā, to climb, ascend)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ə.ɾə.n̪iː/, [ə.ɾə.n̪iː]
  • Hyphenation: އަ‧ރަ‧ނީ

Verb

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އަރަނީ (aranī) 

  1. To rise, soar, mount, come up, ascend
  2. To climb, go up

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އަރަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 15