ސަފު

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

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 .
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