ހިތަނީ
Dhivehi
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit चेतति (cetati). Cognate with Sinhalese හිතනවා (hitanawā). Doublet of ހިތް (hit̊) and ހިޔަ (hiya)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hit̪ən̪iː/, [hit̪ən̪iː]
Verb
ހިތަނީ • (hitanī)
- to think, suppose, presume, assume
- to treat
- to regard
References
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “ހިތަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 118.