މީހާ

Dhivehi

Etymology

An extension of މީސް (mīs), from Prakrit 𑀫𑀡𑀼𑀲𑁆𑀲 (maṇussa), from Sanskrit मनुष्य (manuṣya). Cognate with Sinhalese මිනිහා (minihā)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /miːhəː/, [miːhəː]

Noun

މީހާ • (mīhā) (plural މީހުން)

  1. man, human being
  2. male person
    Antonym: އަންހެނާ (an̊henā)

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މީހާ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 172
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