ފަނާވަނީ

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Dhivehi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic فَنَاء (fanāʔ) +‎ ވަނީ (vanī)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /fa.n̪aː.ʋa.n̪iː/, [fä.n̪aː.ʋä.n̪iː]
  • Hyphenation: ފަ‧ނާ‧ވަ‧ނީ

Verb[edit]

ފަނާވަނީ (fanāvanī) 

  1. to cease to exist, become extinct, die, ruin, disintegrate, crumble, fall apart, destroy, annihilate
    Synonyms: ފިލިނިމެނީ (filinimenī), މަރުވަނީ (maruvanī)

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފަނާވަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 73