ގަންނަނީ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-né-
Proto-Indo-European *gʰr̥bnéh₂ti
Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰr̥bʰnáHti
Sanskrit गृ॒भ्णाति॑ (gṛbhṇā́ti)
Sanskrit गृ॒ह्णाति॑ (gṛhṇā́ti)
Prakrit 𑀕𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀇 (gaṇhaï)
Dhivehi ގަންނަނީ

    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀕𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀇 (gaṇhaï), from Sanskrit गृ॒ह्णाति॑ (gṛhṇā́ti), from गृ॒भ्णाति॑ (gṛbhṇā́ti, “to seize”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰr̥bʰnáHti, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰr̥bnéh₂ti (“to seize, snatch, grab”), from *gʰrebh₂- + *-né-. Cognate with Sinhalese ගන්නවා (gannawā).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ɡən̪.n̪ə.n̪iː/, [ɡən̪.n̪ə.n̪iː]
    • Hyphenation: ގަން‧ނަ‧ނީ

    Verb

    ގަންނަނީ • (gan̊nanī) 

    1. to buy, purchase
    2. (of a fish) to be caught on hook, be hook
    3. (of a fruit) to bear
    4. to take, carry, force to do

    References

    • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “ގަންނަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 97
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