Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic فَهِمَ (fahima), via Persian

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fa.hu.mu/, [fä.hu.mu]
  • Hyphenation: ފަ‧ހު‧މު

Noun

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ފަހުމު (fahumu) (plural ފަހުމުތައް (fahumutak̊))

  1. comprehension, perception, understanding
    Synonyms: ބުއްދި (buddi), މޭދާ (mēdā), ސާސްތުރަ (sāstura)