އަނބި

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Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit अम्बा (ambā). Cognate to Sinhalese අඹු (aᵐbu)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a.ᵐbi/, [ä.ᵐbi]
Hyphenation: އަ‧ނބި

Noun

އަނބި • (aᵐbi) (plural އަނބިތައް (aᵐbitak̊))

wife

References

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

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