ދެންމެ

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• (Addu) ދެނަކަހަ (denakaha)
• (Fuvahmulah) ދެނަކަހަ (denakaha)

Etymology

From ދެން (den̊, “now, forthwith”) + މެ (me, “emphasis marker”). Cognate to Sinhalese දෙන්ම (denma)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪en̪.me/, [d̪em.me]
• Hyphenation: ދެން‧މެ

Adverb

ދެންމެ • (den̊me)

1. just now, a little while ago

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ދެންމެ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 54