ސާދަ

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Dhivehi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Possibly inherited from Prakrit 𑀲𑀉𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀲 (saüddasa), from Sanskrit चतुर्दश (caturdaśa), but that would leave initial s- unexplained.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /saː.d̪a/, [s̺aː.d̪ä]
  • Hyphenation: ސާ‧ދަ

Numeral

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ސާދަ • (sāda)

  1. fourteen
    Synonym: (duodecimal) ދޮޅަސްދޭއް (doḷasdēk̊)

References

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  1. ^ Sonja Fritz (2002) “Morphology”, in The Dhivehi language - a descriptive and historical grammar of Maldivian and its dialects (Beiträge zur Südasienforschung; 191), Würzburg: Ergon Verlag, page 112
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ސާދަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 212
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