ލިބެނީ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit लभते (labhate, “to get, receive, obtain, acquire”). Cognate to Sinhalese ලබනවා (labanawā, “to take, seize; catch sight of”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /li.be.n̪iː/, [li.be.n̪iː]
• Hyphenation: ލި‧ބެ‧ނީ

Verb

ލިބެނީ • (libenī) 

1. To receive, get, obtain, acquire

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ލިބެނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 157