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Dhivehi[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
އަ • (a)
- The first vowel in Dhivehi, named abafili
Etymology 2[edit]
From Sanskrit अ- (a-).
އަ • (a-)
- Prefix with a negative or privative or contrary sense; un-, in-, not
References[edit]
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 1