ސާޅީސް

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Prakrit 𑀘𑀸𑀮𑀻𑀲𑀁 (cālīsaṃ), 𑀢𑀸𑀮𑀻𑀲𑀁 (tālīsaṃ), 𑀘𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸𑀮𑀻𑀲𑀁 (cattālīsaṃ), from Sanskrit चत्वारिंशत् (catvāriṃśat). Cognate with Sinhalese සාළිස (sāḷisa) and Hindi चालीस (cālīs).

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

Numeral

ސާޅީސް • (sāḷīs)

  1. forty
    Synonym: (duodecimal) ތިންދޮޅަސްހަތަރެއް (tin̊doḷashatarek̊)
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