ޖަހަނީ

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• ގަހަނީ (gahanī) (archaic)
• ގަސަނީ (gasanī) (archaic)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit घर्षति (gharṣati). Cognate to Sinhalese ගහනවා (gahanawā, “to beat, strike”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒa.ha.n̪iː/, [d͡ʒä.hä.n̪iː]
• Hyphenation: ޖަ‧ހަ‧ނީ

Verb

ޖަހަނީ • (jahanī) 

1. to beat, strike, knock, hit, affix

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ޖަހަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 129