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Dhivehi
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Sanskrit सप्तन् (saptan); compare ހަތާވީސް (hatāvīs).
Numeral
ހަތް • (hat̊)
- seven
Etymology 2
From Sanskrit चत्त्र (cattra). Cognate with Sinhalese සත (sata). Doublet of ހަތާ (hatā), ހަތި (hati), and ސަތު (satu).
Noun
ހަތް • (hat̊)
- the ceremonial parasol of the Maldivian Sultan
References
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ހަތް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 109