ނަވާނަވައި

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit नवनवति (navanavati), through variant *navānavati.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /n̪əʋəːn̪əʋəi/, [n̪əʋəːn̪əʋæː]

Numeral

ނަވާނަވައި • (navānavai)

1. ninety-nine

Synonyms

• (duodecimal) ހިޔަތިނެއް (hiyatinek̊)
• އޮނަސައްތަ (onasatta)
• ނުވަދިހަނުވައެއް (nuvadihanuvaek̊)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ނަވާނަވައި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 189