ފިލިނިމެނީ

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Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit परिनिर्वाति (parinirvāti, to be completely extinguished or emancipated). Cognate to Sinhalese ප්රිනිවනවා (priniwanawā)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fi.li.n̪i.me.n̪iː/, [fi.li.n̪i.me.n̪iː]
  • Hyphenation: ފި‧ލި‧ނި‧މެ‧ނީ

Verb

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ފިލިނިމެނީ (filinimenī) 

  1. (archaic) to die, expire, pass away
    Synonyms: މަރުވަނީ (maruvanī), ފަނާވަނީ (fanāvanī)

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފިލިނިމެނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 83