ހިޔަ
Dhivehi
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hijə/, [hijə]
Etymology 1
Inherited from Sanskrit शत (śata)
Numeral
ހިޔަ • (hiya)
- (archaic) ninety-six
Alternative forms
- ހިއަ (hia)
- ސިޔަ (siya)
Etymology 2
Inherited from Sanskrit चित्त (citta). Cognate with Sinhalese හිත (hita). Doublet of ހިތް (hit̊) and ހިތަނީ (hitanī)
Noun
ހިޔަ • (hiya)
- (archaic) the heart (as the seat of emotion)
Derived terms
- ހިޔަމެދު (hiyamedu)
References
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “ހިޔަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 119.