ހިޔަ

Dhivehi

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /hijə/, [hijə]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit शत (śata)

Numeral

ހިޔަ • (hiya)

  1. (archaic) ninety-six

Alternative forms
  • ހިއަ‎ (hia)
  • ސިޔަ‎ (siya)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit चित्त (citta). Cognate with Sinhalese හිත (hita). Doublet of ހިތް‎ (hit̊) and ހިތަނީ‎ (hitanī)

Noun

ހިޔަ • (hiya)

  1. (archaic) the heart (as the seat of emotion)
Derived terms
  • ހިޔަމެދު‎ (hiyamedu)

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “ހިޔަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 119.
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