ވަނީ

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Dhivehi[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʋə.n̪iː/, [ʋə.n̪iː]
  • Hyphenation: ވަ‧ނީ

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit भवति (bhavati). Cognate to Sinhalese වෙනවා (wenawā)

Verb[edit]

ވަނީ • (vanī) 

  1. To happen, become, occur, exist

Etymology 2[edit]

Suffix[edit]

ވަނީ • (-vanī)

  1. A perfective passive present verb suffix
Usage notes[edit]

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ވަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 250
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