ތިބެނީ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit स्थापयति (sthāpayati, “to stand”). Cognate to Sinhalese තිබෙනවා (tibenawā, “to be, in place, lay”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪i.be.n̪iː/, [t̪i.be.n̪iː]
• Hyphenation: ތި‧ބެ‧ނީ

Verb

ތިބެނީ • (tibenī)

1. To be in a place, lay

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ތިބެނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 236