ސަތާޅީސް

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit सप्तचत्वारिंशत् (saptacatvāriṃśat). Cognate with Sinhalese සත්සාළිස (satsāḷisa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s̺ət̪əːɭiːs̺/, [s̺ət̪əːɭiːs̺]

Numeral

ސަތާޅީސް • (satāḷīs)

1. forty-seven

   Synonyms: އެކުނިފަނަސް (ekunifanas), ސާޅްޗެސްހަތެއް (sāḷceshatek̊), (duodecimal) ތިންދޮޅަސްއެކޮޅަސް (tin̊doḷasekoḷas)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ސަތާޅީސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 219