އަނބި

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Dhivehi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit अम्बा (ambā). Cognate to Sinhalese අඹු (aᵐbu)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /a.ᵐbi/, [ä.ᵐbi]
  • Hyphenation: އަ‧ނބި

Noun[edit]

އަނބި • (aᵐbi) (plural އަނބިތައް (aᵐbitak̊))

  1. wife

References[edit]

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