އާހި
Dhivehi edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀅𑀲𑀻𑀇 (asīi), from Sanskrit अशीति (aśīti); the origin of the initial ā- is unknown,[1] but it may be a hypercorrect imitation of continental Middle Indic.
Pronunciation edit
Numeral edit
އާހި • (āhi)
Synonyms edit
- ފާހިތިއަށެއް (fāhitiaṣek̊)
- އައްޑިހަ (aḍḍiha)
References edit
- ^ Sonja Fritz (2002) “Morphology”, in The Dhivehi language - a descriptive and historical grammar of Maldivian and its dialects (Beiträge zur Südasienforschung; 191), Würzburg: Ergon Verlag, page 117