ސައްބީސް

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Prakrit 𑀙𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀻𑀲𑀁 (chavvīsaṃ), from Sanskrit षड्विंशति (ṣaḍviṃśati). Cognate with Sinhalese සවිස්ස (sawissa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s̺əbːiːs̺/, [s̺əbːiːs̺]

Numeral

ސައްބީސް • (sabbīs)

1. twenty-six

   Synonym: (duodecimal) ފައްސިހިދޭއް (fassihidēk̊)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ސައްބީސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 214