ސަފު

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• ސަފެ (safe) – Huvadhu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic صَفّ (ṣaff), via Persian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s̺a.fu/, [s̺ä.fu]
• Hyphenation: ސަ‧ފު

Noun

ސަފު • (safu) (plural ސަފުތައް (safutak̊))

1. row, line, file, rank, queue

   Synonym: ރޮނގު (roⁿgu)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ސަފު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 214