އިންނަނީ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit सीदति (sī́dati). Cognate with Sinhalese ඉඳිනවා (iⁿdinawā)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /in̪.n̪a.n̪iː/, [in̪.n̪ä.n̪iː]
• Hyphenation: އިން‧ނަ‧ނީ

Verb

އިންނަނީ • (in̊nanī) 

1. To sit; to squat, to perch, to exist, to stay, to be (of animates)

Further reading

More information

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އިންނަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 126
• Reynolds, Christopher Hanby Baillie (2003) “އިންނަނީ”, in A Maldivian Dictionary, 11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE: RoutledgeCurzon, page 28
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sīˊdati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 340