އެކުވަނީ

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• އެއްވަނީ (evvanī)

Etymology

From އެކު (eku) + ވަނީ (vanī). Cognate to Sinhalese එක්වෙනවා (ekwenawā, “to become united”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.ku.ʋa.n̪iː/, [e.ku.wä.n̪iː]
• Hyphenation: އެ‧ކު‧ވަ‧ނީ

Verb

އެކުވަނީ • (ekuvanī) 

1. to unite, combine, join, gather, rally

   Synonym: ގުޅަނީ (guḷanī)

2. to mix, merge, mingle

   Synonyms: މޮޑެނީ (moḍenī), މިލެނީ (milenī)

3. to associate, league, federate, collect

   Synonyms: ނަގަނީ (naganī), ރާހިވަނީ (rāhivanī)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އެކުވަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 66