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ރާއްޖެ

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Dhivehi

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Etymology

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From earlier 𑤧𑤝𑤁𑤽𑤝𑤥𑤆 (rada𑤁𑤽dayae), the fossilised locative of 𑤧𑤝𑤁𑤽𑤝𑤥 (rada𑤁𑤽daya), a borrowing from Sanskrit राज्य (rājya).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɾaːd͡ʒ.d͡ʒe/, [ɾaːd̚.d͡ʒe]
  • Hyphenation: ރާއް‧ޖެ

Noun

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ރާއްޖެ • (rājje) (plural ރާއްޖެތައް (rājjetak̊))

  1. country, realm, kingdom

References

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