ސައިބޯނި

Dhivehi

Alternative forms
  • (Fulahmulah and Addu Atoll) ސާބުން‎ (sābun̊)

Etymology

From Arabic صَابُون‎ (ṣābūn)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /s̺əiboːn̪i/

Noun

ސައިބޯނި • (saibōni) (plural ސައިބޯނިތައް‎ (saibōnitak̊))

  1. soap

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “ސައިބޯނި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 216.
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