ފަށައިގެން

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Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit प्रस्थान (prasthāna, setting out, departure; walking, journey; source, cause). Cognate to Sinhalese පටන්ගන්නවා (paṭangannawā, beginning from, since). Doublet of ފަށަނީ (faṣanī) and ފަށަން (faṣan̊)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fə.ʂə.i.ɡen̪/, [fä.ʂä.i.ɡen̪~fä.ʂæː.ɡen̪]
  • Hyphenation: ފަ‧ށަ‧އި‧ގެން

Adverb

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ފަށައިގެން (faṣaigen̊)

  1. beginning from, since, from that time, hence

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފަށައިގެން”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 78