އާ

Dhivehi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [əː]

Etymology 1

Letter

އާ • (ā)

1. The second vowel in Dhivehi, named abaafili

Etymology 2

Particle

އާ • (-ā)

1. A vocative case marker
2. A noun definite suffix

Etymology 3

Alternative forms

• އައު (au)

Adjective

އާ • (ā) 

1. new, fresh, novel

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އާ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 1