އޮންނަނީ

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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/,
  • 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