އޮންނަނީ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit स्वपिति (svapiti, “to sleep, fall asleep”). Cognate to Sinhalese හොවිනවා (howinawā, “to lie down, repose, sleep”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /on̪.n̪a.n̪iː/, [on̪.n̪ä.n̪iː]
  • Hyphenation: އޮން‧ނަ‧ނީ

Verb

އޮންނަނީ • (on̊nanī) 

  1. To lie, recline, repose, rest, couch

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އޮންނަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 198
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