ދޭވަތާ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit दैवत (daivata). Cognate with Sinhalese දේවතා (dēwatā)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪eː.ʋa.t̪əː/, [d̪eː.ʋä.t̪aː]
• Hyphenation: ދޭ‧ވަ‧ތާ

Noun

ދޭވަތާ • (dēvatā) (plural ދޭވަތާއިން)

1. (archaic) God

   Synonyms: އިލާހު (ilāhu), ކަލާނގެ (kalāⁿge)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ދޭވަތާ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 55