ދިޔަ

Dhivehi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪i.jə/, [d̪i.jə]
• Hyphenation: ދި‧ޔަ

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit जगत (jagata). Cognate to Sinhalese දිය (diya, “world”)

Noun

ދިޔަ • (diya)

1. (archaic) world, earth

   Synonyms: ބުވަނަ (buvana), ދުނިޔެ (duniye)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit उदक (udaka). Cognate to Sinhalese දිය (diya, “water”). Doublet of ދިޔާ (diyā)

Noun

ދިޔަ • (diya)

1. juice

Alternative forms

• ދެއަ (dea) – Fuvahmulah
• ދެޔަ (deya) – Addu

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Arabic دِيَة (diya)

Noun

ދިޔަ • (diya)

1. blood money, wergild

Etymology 4

Inherited from Sanskrit धीता (dhītā). Cognate to Sinhalese දුව (duwa)

Noun

ދިޔަ • (diya)

1. daughter, female off-spring

Alternative forms

• ދިޔާ (diyā) – Minicoy

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ދިޔަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 57