ދިވެހިބަސް
Dhivehi
Indo-Aryan
Dhivehi (Maldivian) is the official language of the Maldives and the southernmost Indo-Aryan language. ~340K speakers; Insular branch developed in the Maldives and Minicoy Island (India) over a millennium of relative isolation. Closely related to Sinhala (the two share Maldivo-Sinhala common ancestry). Uses the unique Thaana script (developed in the 18th c.) — written right-to-left and notable for using numeric symbols of Arabic derivation as base consonant shapes. Heavy Arabic loan-vocabulary from Islam (state religion since 1153) and English from British protectorate era.
Where it is spoken
31 core words in Dhivehi
Water
ފެން
/fen/
Fire
އަލިފާން
/alifaːn/
Sun
އިރު
/iru/
Moon
ހަނދު
/handu/
Star
ތަރި
/t̪ari/
Mother
މަންމަ
/mamma/
Father
ބައްޕަ
/bappa/
I
އަހަރެން
/aharen/
You
ކަލޭ
/kaleː/
Name
ނަން
/nan/
Eye
ލޯ
/loː/
Hand
އަތް
/at/
Heart
ހިތް
/hit/
Love
ލޯބި
/loːbi/
Tree
ގަސް
/ɡas/
House
ގެ
/ɡe/
Dog
ކުއްތާ
/kutːaː/
Cat
ބުޅާ
/buɭaː/
Eat
ކެއުން
/keun/
Drink
ބުއިން
/buin/
One
އެކެއް
/ekeʔ/
Two
ދެ
/d̪e/
Hello
އައްސަލާމް ޢަލައިކުމް
/assalaːmu alaikum/
Thank you
ޝުކުރިއްޔާ
/ʃukurijjaː/
Good
ރަނގަޅު
/raŋɡaɭu/
Cuckoo
ކޮވެލި
/koʋeli/
Computer
ކޮމްޕިއުޓަރު
/kompiuʈaɾu/
Dopamine
ޑޯޕަމީން
/ɖoːpamiːn/
Sources
Words compared
Compared with related Indo-Aryan languages
| Meaning | Dhivehi | Rohingya | Sylheti | Chittagonian | Urdu | Hindko | Bengali |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | ފެން /fen/ | fani /fani/ | পানি /pani/ | ফানি /fani/ | پانی /paːniː/ | پانی /paːniː/ | জল /dʒɔl/ |
| Fire | އަލިފާން /alifaːn/ | aág /aːɡ/ | আগুন /aɡun/ | আগ্যন /aɡːon/ | آگ /aːɡ/ | اگ /aɡ/ | আগুন /aɡun/ |
| Sun | އިރު /iru/ | beil /beil/ | সুরুজ /suruz/ | সূর্য /surdʒo/ | سورج /suːɾədʒ/ | سورج /soːradʒ/ | সূর্য /ʃuɾdʒo/ |
| Moon | ހަނދު /handu/ | sán /sãn/ | চান /tʃan/ | চান /tʃan/ | چاند /tʃãːd/ | چن /tʃan/ | চাঁদ /tʃãːd/ |
| Star | ތަރި /t̪ari/ | tara /tara/ | তারা /tara/ | তারা /tara/ | ستارہ /sɪt̪aːɾaː/ | تارا /t̪aːɾaː/ | তারা /t̪aɾa/ |
| Mother | މަންމަ /mamma/ | maa /maː/ | মা /ma/ | মা /ma/ | ماں /mãː/ | ماں /mãː/ | মা /ma/ |
| Father | ބައްޕަ /bappa/ | baba /baba/ | বাফ /baf/ | বাফ /baf/ | والد /vaːlid/ | پیو /pju/ | বাবা /baba/ |
| I | އަހަރެން /aharen/ | añí /ãɲi/ | আমি /ami/ | আঁই /ãi/ | میں /mɛ̃ː/ | میں /mɛ̃ː/ | আমি /ami/ |
| You | ކަލޭ /kaleː/ | tuñí /tuɲi/ | তুই /tui/ | তুঁই /tũi/ | تم /t̪ʊm/ | تُوں /t̪ũː/ | তুমি /t̪umi/ |
| Name | ނަން /nan/ | nam /nam/ | নাম /nam/ | নাম /nam/ | نام /naːm/ | ناں /nãː/ | নাম /nam/ |
| Eye | ލޯ /loː/ | suk /suk/ | ছকু /ʃoku/ | চোক /tʃɔk/ | آنکھ /ãːkʰ/ | اکھ /akːʰ/ | চোখ /tʃokʰ/ |
| Hand | އަތް /at/ | hát /hat/ | হাত /hat/ | আত /at/ | ہاتھ /haːtʰ/ | ہتھ /hattʰ/ | হাত /hat/ |
| Heart | ހިތް /hit/ | dil /dil/ | দিল /dil/ | মন /mon/ | دل /dil/ | دل /dil/ | হৃদয় /hɾidɔe̯/ |
| Love | ލޯބި /loːbi/ | muhabbat /muhabːat/ | মহব্বত /mohobbot/ | মাইয়া /majːa/ | محبت /mʊhəbːət/ | پیار /pjaːr/ | ভালোবাসা /bʱalobaʃa/ |
| Tree | ގަސް /ɡas/ | gas /ɡas/ | গাছ /ɡatʃʰ/ | গাছ /ɡatʃʰ/ | درخت /daɾaxt/ | درخت /daɾaxt/ | গাছ /ɡatʃʰ/ |
| House | ގެ /ɡe/ | gór /ɡɔr/ | ঘর /ɡʱor/ | গর /ɡɔr/ | گھر /ɡʱaɾ/ | گھر /ɡʱar/ | বাড়ি /baɽi/ |
| Dog | ކުއްތާ /kutːaː/ | kúkkur /kukːur/ | কুত্তা /kuttʰa/ | কুত্তা /kutːa/ | کتا /kutːaː/ | کتا /kuttaː/ | কুকুর /kukuɾ/ |
| Cat | ބުޅާ /buɭaː/ | bilai /bilai/ | বিলাই /bilai/ | বিলাই /bilaj/ | بلی /bilːiː/ | بلی /billi/ | বিড়াল /biɽal/ |
| Eat | ކެއުން /keun/ | háwa /haːwa/ | খাইন /xaɪn/ | খাওয়া /kʰaɔwa/ | کھانا /kʰaːnaː/ | کھانا /kʰaːnaː/ | খাওয়া /kʰaoa/ |
| Drink | ބުއިން /buin/ | piya /pija/ | ফিন /fin/ | ফিওয়া /fiɔwa/ | پینا /piːnaː/ | پینا /piːnaː/ | পান করা /pan kɔɾa/ |
| One | އެކެއް /ekeʔ/ | ek /ek/ | এক /ek/ | এক /ek/ | ایک /eːk/ | اک /ik/ | এক /ɛk/ |
| Two | ދެ /d̪e/ | dui /dui/ | দুই /dui/ | দুই /dui/ | دو /d̪oː/ | دو /d̪oː/ | দুই /d̪ui/ |
| Hello | އައްސަލާމް ޢަލައިކުމް /assalaːmu alaikum/ | assalam /assalam/ | আদাব /adab/ | আদাব /adab/ | السلام علیکم /əsːalaːm əlaɪkʊm/ | اسلام علیکم /assalaːmu ʕalaikum/ | নমস্কার /nɔmɔʃkaɾ/ |
| Thank you | ޝުކުރިއްޔާ /ʃukurijjaː/ | shukoría /ʃukria/ | শুকরিয়া /ʃukria/ | শুকরিয়া /ʃukrija/ | شکریہ /ʃukrijaː/ | شکریہ /ʃukrija/ | ধন্যবাদ /dʱonnobad/ |
| Good | ރަނގަޅު /raŋɡaɭu/ | bála /baːla/ | ভালা /bʱala/ | ফাল্লে /falːe/ | اچھا /atʃːʰaː/ | چنگا /tʃəŋɡaː/ | ভালো /bʱalo/ |
| Cuckoo | ކޮވެލި /koʋeli/ | kuilá /kuiˈla/ | — | কোগিল /koˈɡil/ | کوئل /koːjal/ | — | কোকিল /koːkil/ |
| Computer | ކޮމްޕިއުޓަރު /kompiuʈaɾu/ | — | — | — | کمپیوٹر /kəm.pjuː.ʈəɾ/ | — | কম্পিউটার /kɔmpiu̯ʈaɾ/ |
| Dopamine | ޑޯޕަމީން /ɖoːpamiːn/ | — | — | — | ڈوپامین /ɖoːpaːˈmiːn/ | — | ডোপামিন /ɖopamin/ |
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