އޮބަނީ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit सुम्भति (sumbhati). Cognate to Sinhalese ඔබනවා (obanawā)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o.ba.n̪iː/, [o.bä.n̪iː]
• Hyphenation: އޮ‧ބަ‧ނީ

Verb

އޮބަނީ • (obanī) 

1. to press, press down, squeeze, imprint by pressure
2. to disappear because of distance, disappear over the horizon

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އޮބަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 196