މަތި
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Dhivehi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Sanskrit मस्तक (mastaka, “the head, skull; the upper part of anything, top, summit”). Cognate to Sinhalese මත්ත (matta, “head, upper part”) and Pali matthaka (“the head, figuratively top, summit”). Doublet of މަތީ (matī) and މައްޗަށް (maccaṣ̊)
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]މަތި • (mati) (plural މަތިތައް (matitak̊))
Derived terms
[edit]- މަތިގެ (matige)
- މަތިކުރަނީ (matikuranī)
- މަތިމަސް (matimas)