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