ގަމީސް

Dhivehi

Alternative forms
  • ގަމީހެ (gamīhe) — Huvadhu
  • ގަމީހާ (gamīhā) — Addu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَمِيص (qamīṣ). Compare Urdu قَمِیْض (qamīẓ)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡa.miːs̪/, [ɡä.miːs̪]
  • Hyphenation: ގަ‧މީސް

Noun

ގަމީސް • (gamīs) (plural ގަމީސްތައް (gamīstak̊))

  1. shirt

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ގަމީސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 96
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