Dhivehi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Cognate with Sinhalese නම් (nam)
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /n̪a.ma/, [n̪ä.mä]
- Hyphenation: ނަ‧މަ
Particle[edit]
ނަމަ • (nama)
- if, as if
References[edit]
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ނަމަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 188
