އަ
Dhivehi
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ə]
Letter
އަ • (a)
- The first vowel in Dhivehi, named abafili
Etymology 2
From Sanskrit अ- (a-)
Suffix
އަ • (a-)
- Prefix with a negative or privative or contrary sense; un-, in-, not
References
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “އަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 1.