އާހި

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀅𑀲𑀻𑀇 (asīi), from Sanskrit अशीति (aśīti); the origin of the initial ā- is unknown,[1] but it may be a hypercorrect imitation of continental Middle Indic.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [əːhi]

Numeral

އާހި • (āhi)

  1. eighty

Synonyms
  • ފާހިތިއަށެއް (fāhitiaṣek̊)
  • އައްޑިހަ (aḍḍiha)

References
  1. Sonja Fritz (2002) “Morphology”, in The Dhivehi language - a descriptive and historical grammar of Maldivian and its dialects (Beiträge zur Südasienforschung; 191), Würzburg: Ergon Verlag, page 117
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