ހިޔަ

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Dhivehi[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit शत (śata)

Numeral[edit]

ހިޔަ (hiya)

  1. (archaic) ninety-six
Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit चित्त (citta). Cognate with Sinhalese හිත (hita). Doublet of ހިތް (hit̊) and ހިތަނީ (hitanī)

Noun[edit]

ހިޔަ (hiya)

  1. (archaic) the heart (as the seat of emotion)
Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ހިޔަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 119