ރަހާ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit रहस् (rahas). Cognate to Sinhalese රහස (rahasa). Doublet of ރާހަ (rāha)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾa.haː/, [ɾä.haː]
• Hyphenation: ރަ‧ހާ

Noun

ރަހާ • (rahā) (plural ރަހާތައް (rahātak̊))

1. (archaic) secret, arcanum, mystery

   Synonym: ސިއްރު (sirru)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ރަހާ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 205