ސިއްދަ

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Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit सिद्ध (siddha). Cognate to Sinhalese සිද්ධ (siddha, demonstrated; decided). Doublet of ސިދެ (side) and ހިނދު (hiⁿdu)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /s̺iʔ.d̪a/, [s̺id̪.d̪ä]
  • Hyphenation: ސިއް‧ދަ

Noun

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ސިއްދަ (sidda) (plural ސިއްދަތައް (siddatak̊))

  1. (archaic) auspicious time
    Synonym: ސުބަ (suba)

Adjective

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ސިއްދަ (sidda) 

  1. developed, matured, mellowed
    Synonyms: ފައްކާ (fakkā), ރަށްވެހި (raṣ̊vehi)
  2. established, enduring, rooted, entrenched

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ސިއްދަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 223