މީބަ

Dhivehi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miː.ba/, [miː.bä]
• Hyphenation: މީ‧ބަ

Etymology 1

Cognate to Sinhalese මේවා (mēwā)

Adjective

މީބަ • (mība) 

1. (archaic) same, similar, like

Synonyms

• ސަރި (sari)
• ބީދަ (bīda)
• ހެން (hen̊)

Etymology 2

Cognate to Sinhalese මේ (mē)

Pronoun

މީބަ • (mība)

1. this side, the side that is closer to the speaker

Etymology 3

Cognate to Sinhalese මීපති (mīpati)

Noun

މީބަ • (mība) (plural މީބަތައް (mībatak̊))

1. (archaic) mighty, powerful, dominative (of a ruler)

Synonyms

• ފޫހަޅަ (fūhaḷa)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މީބަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 171