ފަށަނީ
Dhivehi
Alternative forms
- ފައްޓަނީ (faṭṭanī)
Etymology
From Sanskrit प्रस्थान (prasthāna, “setting out, departure; walking, journey; source, cause”) + ނީ (nī). Cognate to Sinhalese පටන් (paṭan, “to begin from, since”). Doublet of ފަށައިގެން (faṣaigen̊) and ފަށަން (faṣan̊)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fə.ʂə.n̪iː/, [fə.ʂə.n̪iː]
- Hyphenation: ފަ‧ށަ‧ނީ
Verb
ފަށަނީ • (faṣanī)
- To begin, start, commence, initiate, institute
References
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “ފަށަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 78.