Dhivehi[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
އެ • (e)
- The seventh vowel of the Thaana alphabet, named ebebili
Etymology 2[edit]
From Sanskrit अयम् (ayam). Cognate with Sinhalese ඒ (ē).
Pronoun[edit]
އެ • (e)
- it, that; that over there
References[edit]
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އެ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 64