އިބަ

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• އިނބަ (iᵐba), އުނބަ (uᵐba)

Etymology

From Sanskrit युष्मद् (yuṣmad). Cognate with Sinhalese ඔඹ (oᵐba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.bə/, [i.bə]
• Hyphenation: އި‧ބަ

Pronoun

އިބަ • (iba)

1. you
2. thou; thee

Synonyms

• ތަ (ta)
• ތަފުރުނު (tafurunu)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އިބަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 125