އަ

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Dhivehi[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Letter[edit]

އަ • (a)

  1. The first vowel in Dhivehi, named abafili

Etymology 2[edit]

From Sanskrit अ- (a-).

Suffix[edit]

އަ • (a-)

  1. Prefix with a negative or privative or contrary sense; un-, in-, not

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 1
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