ހަތް

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Dhivehi[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit सप्तन् (saptan); compare ހަތާވީސް (hatāvīs).

Numeral[edit]

ހަތް (hat̊)

  1. seven
Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Sanskrit चत्त्र (cattra). Cognate with Sinhalese සත (sata). Doublet of ހަތާ (hatā), ހަތި (hati), and ސަތު (satu).

Noun[edit]

ހަތް (hat̊)

  1. the ceremonial parasol of the Maldivian Sultan

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ހަތް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 109