ފަށަނީ

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

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) 

  1. 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
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