އިންނަނީ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit सीदति (sī́dati). Cognate with Sinhalese ඉඳිනවා (iⁿdinawā)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /in̪.n̪a.n̪iː/, [in̪.n̪ä.n̪iː]
  • Hyphenation: އިން‧ނަ‧ނީ

Verb

އިންނަނީ • (in̊nanī) 

  1. To sit; to squat, to perch, to exist, to stay, to be (of animates)

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އިންނަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 126
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sīˊdati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 340
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