Inherited from Sanskrit घर्षति (gharṣati). Cognate to Sinhalese ගහනවා (gahanawā, “to beat, strike”)
- IPA(key): /d͡ʒa.ha.n̪iː/, [d͡ʒä.hä.n̪iː]
- Hyphenation: ޖަ‧ހަ‧ނީ
ޖަހަނީ • (jahanī)
- to beat, strike, knock, hit, affix
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ޖަހަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 129