އޮބަނީ

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Dhivehi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit सुम्भति (sumbhati). Cognate to Sinhalese ඔබනවා (obanawā)

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /o.ba.n̪iː/, [o.bä.n̪iː]
Hyphenation: އޮ‧ބަ‧ނީ

Verb[edit]

އޮބަނީ • (obanī)

to press, press down, squeeze, imprint by pressure
to disappear because of distance, disappear over the horizon

References[edit]

Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އޮބަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 196

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