ގައި

Dhivehi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡa.i/, [ɡä.i]
• (Malé) IPA^(key): [ɡæː]
• Hyphenation: ގަ‧އި

Etymology 1

Suffix

ގައި • (-gai)

1. in, on

Alternative forms

• ގަ (ga)
• ގާ (gā)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit गात्र (gātra). Cognate to Sinhalese ගත (gata)

Noun

ގައި • (gai) (plural ގައިތައް (gaitak̊))

1. body, person

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ގައި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 95