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) 

  1. to think, suppose, presume, assume
  2. to treat
  3. 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
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