ދުނިޔެ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian دنیا (dunyā), from Arabic دُنْيَا (dunyā). Compare Hindi दुनिया (duniyā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪u.n̪i.je/, [d̪u.n̪i.je]
• Hyphenation: ދު‧ނި‧ޔެ

Noun

ދުނިޔެ • (duniye)

1. world

   Synonyms: ބުވަނަ (buvana), ދިޔަ (diya)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ދުނިޔެ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 61