ވަނީ

Dhivehi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋə.n̪iː/, [ʋə.n̪iː]
• Hyphenation: ވަ‧ނީ

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit भवति (bhavati). Cognate to Sinhalese වෙනවා (wenawā)

Verb

ވަނީ • (vanī) 

1. To happen, become, occur, exist

Etymology 2

Suffix

ވަނީ • (-vanī)

1. A perfective passive present verb suffix

Usage notes

• Only used in loanwords that refer to action.

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ވަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 250