Dhivehi edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Sanskrit शून्या (śūnyā).

Pronunciation edit

Numeral edit

ސުމެއް (sumek̊)

  1. zero

Noun edit

ސުމެއް (sumek̊) (plural ސުމެއްތައް (sumettak̊))

  1. nought, cipher

References edit

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ސުމެއް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 227