ފަހު

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Dhivehi

Etymology

From Sanskrit पश्च (paśca). Cognate with Sinhalese පසු (pasu); doublet of ފަހަނީ (fahanī) and ފަސް (fas). Compare ފަހުން (fahun̊).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fə.hu/,
  • Hyphenation: ފަ‧ހު

Adverb

ފަހު (fahu)

  1. after, latter, subsequently, succeeding, thereafter, following, afterwards
  2. since

References

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފަހު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 70