ސިއްދަ

Dhivehi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ސިއްދަ • (sidda) (plural ސިއްދަތައް (siddatak̊))

1. (archaic) auspicious time

   Synonym: ސުބަ (suba)

Adjective

ސިއްދަ • (sidda) 

1. developed, matured, mellowed

   Synonyms: ފައްކާ (fakkā), ރަށްވެހި (raṣ̊vehi)

2. established, enduring, rooted, entrenched

References

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