ނެތް

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit नष्ट (naṣṭa, “lost, disappeared, perished, destroyed”). Cognate to Sinhalese නැති (næti)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /n̪et̪/, [n̪ejʔ]

Adverb

ނެތް • (net̊)

1. not, not existing, in no respect

Usage notes

• Also used with verbs to produce negation.

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ނެތް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 190