ސަޔާޅީސް

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit षट्चत्वारिंशत् (ṣaṭcatvāriṃśat). Cognate with Sinhalese සසාළිස (sasāḷisa) and Hindi चयालीस (cayālīs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s̺əjəːɭiːs̺/, [s̺əjəːɭiːs̺]

Numeral

ސަޔާޅީސް • (sayāḷīs)

1. forty-six

   Synonyms: ސާޅީސްހައެއް (sāḷīshaek̊), (duodecimal) ތިންދޮޅަސްދިހައެއް (tin̊doḷasdihaek̊)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ސަޔާޅީސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 222