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އަހަނީ

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Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit शृणोति (śṛṇoti). Cognate to Sinhalese අහනවා (ahanawā)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /a.ha.n̪iː/, [ä.hä.n̪iː]
  • Hyphenation: އަ‧ހަ‧ނީ

Verb

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އަހަނީ • (ahanī) 

  1. to question, seek, enquire
  2. to hear, listen
  3. to overhear, eavesdrop, hearken

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އަހަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 9
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