ލިބެނީ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit लभते (labhate, “to get, receive, obtain, acquire”). Cognate to Sinhalese ලබනවා (labanawā, “to take, seize; catch sight of”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /li.be.n̪iː/, [li.be.n̪iː]
  • Hyphenation: ލި‧ބެ‧ނީ

Verb

ލިބެނީ • (libenī) 

  1. To receive, get, obtain, acquire

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ލިބެނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 157
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