އެ

Dhivehi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [e]

Etymology 1

Letter

އެ • (e)

1. The seventh vowel of the Thaana alphabet, named ebebili

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit अयम् (ayam). Cognate with Sinhalese ඒ (ē).

Pronoun

އެ • (e)

1. it, that; that over there

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އެ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 64