ގަމީސް

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• ގަމީހެ (gamīhe) — Huvadhu
• ގަމީހާ (gamīhā) — Addu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَمِيص (qamīṣ). Compare Urdu قَمِیْض (qamīẓ)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡa.miːs̪/, [ɡä.miːs̪]
• Hyphenation: ގަ‧މީސް

Noun

ގަމީސް • (gamīs) (plural ގަމީސްތައް (gamīstak̊))

1. shirt

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ގަމީސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 96