ދިގު

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• ދިގެ (dige)
• ދިގި (digi) (Fuvahmulah, Addu)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀤𑀺𑀕𑁆𑀖 (diggha), from Sanskrit दीर्घ (dīrghá). Compare Sinhalese දිග (diga), දිගු (digu), දිඟු (diⁿgu), දිග් (dig), දික් (dik), Sindhi ڊِگهو (ḍigho) / डिघो, Assamese দীঘ (digh), দীঘল (dighol), Kalasha dríga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d̪iɡu]

Adjective

ދިގު • (digu) 

1. long, tall, lengthy, stretched

   Antonym: ކުރު (kuru)

Further reading

More information

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ދިގު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka
• Reynolds, Christopher Hanby Baillie (2003) “ދިގު”, in A Maldivian Dictionary, 11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE: RoutledgeCurzon, page 166
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dīrghá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press