ފަށައިގެން

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit प्रस्थान (prasthāna, “setting out, departure; walking, journey; source, cause”). Cognate to Sinhalese පටන්ගන්නවා (paṭangannawā, “beginning from, since”). Doublet of ފަށަނީ (faṣanī) and ފަށަން (faṣan̊)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fə.ʂə.i.ɡen̪/, [fä.ʂä.i.ɡen̪~fä.ʂæː.ɡen̪]
• Hyphenation: ފަ‧ށަ‧އި‧ގެން

Adverb

ފަށައިގެން • (faṣaigen̊)

1. beginning from, since, from that time, hence

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފަށައިގެން”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 78