މީބަ

Dhivehi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /miː.ba/, [miː.bä]
  • Hyphenation: މީ‧ބަ

Etymology 1

Cognate to Sinhalese මේවා (mēwā)

Adjective

މީބަ • (mība) 

  1. (archaic) same, similar, like
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Cognate to Sinhalese මේ (mē)

Pronoun

މީބަ • (mība)

  1. this side, the side that is closer to the speaker

Etymology 3

Cognate to Sinhalese මීපති (mīpati)

Noun

މީބަ • (mība) (plural މީބަތައް)

  1. (archaic) mighty, powerful, dominative (of a ruler)
Synonyms
  • ފޫހަޅަ (fūhaḷa)

References

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “މީބަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 171
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