ހަތް

Dhivehi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hət/, [həjʔ]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit सप्तन् (saptan); compare ހަތާވީސް (hatāvīs).

Numeral

ހަތް • (hat̊)

1. seven

Alternative forms

• ހަތެއް (hatek̊)
• (archaic) ސަތް (sat̊)
• (archaic) ސަތު (satu)

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit चत्त्र (cattra). Cognate with Sinhalese සත (sata). Doublet of ހަތާ (hatā), ހަތި (hati), and ސަތު (satu).

Noun

ހަތް • (hat̊)

1. the ceremonial parasol of the Maldivian Sultan

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ހަތް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 109