Dhivehi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Sanskrit नष्ट (naṣṭa, “lost, disappeared, perished, destroyed”). Cognate to Sinhalese නැති (næti)
Pronunciation[edit]
ނެތް • (net̊)
- not, not existing, in no respect
Usage notes[edit]
- Also used with verbs to produce negation.
References[edit]
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ނެތް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 190
