ކަތީބު

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Dhivehi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic خَطِيب (ḵaṭīb), via Persian

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ka.t̪iː.bu/, [kä.t̪iː.bu]
  • Hyphenation: ކަ‧ތީ‧ބު

Noun[edit]

ކަތީބު • (katību) (plural ކަތީބުތައް (katībutak̊))

  1. prayer leader on an inhabited island
  2. chief administrative officer (of an inhabited island), island chief

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކަތީބު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 158
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