ސައިބޯނި

ސައިބޯނި

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• (Fulahmulah and Addu Atoll) ސާބުން‎ (sābun̊)

Etymology

From Arabic صَابُون‎ (ṣābūn)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s̺əiboːn̪i/

Noun

ސައިބޯނި • (saibōni) (plural ސައިބޯނިތައް‎ (saibōnitak̊))

1. soap

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “ސައިބޯނި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 216.