Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit स्थापयति (sthāpayati, to stand). Cognate to Sinhalese තිබෙනවා (tibenawā, to be, in place, lay)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t̪i.be.n̪iː/, [t̪i.be.n̪iː]
  • Hyphenation: ތި‧ބެ‧ނީ

Verb

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ތިބެނީ (tibenī)

  1. To be in a place, lay

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ތިބެނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 236