ދޭވަތާ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit दैवत (daivata). Cognate with Sinhalese දේවතා (dēwatā)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /d̪eː.ʋa.t̪əː/, [d̪eː.ʋä.t̪aː]
  • Hyphenation: ދޭ‧ވަ‧ތާ

Noun

ދޭވަތާ • (dēvatā) (plural ދޭވަތާއިން)

  1. (archaic) God
    Synonyms: އިލާހު (ilāhu), ކަލާނގެ (kalāⁿge)

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ދޭވަތާ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 55
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