ގަމީސް

Dhivehi

Alternative forms
  • ގަމީހެ‎ (gamīhe) — Huvadhu
  • ގަމީހާ‎ (gamīhā) — Addu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَمِيص‎ (qamīṣ). Compare Urdu قَمِیْض‎ (qamīẓ)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡa.miːs̪/, [ɡä.miːs̪]
  • Hyphenation: ގަ‧މީސް

Noun

ގަމީސް • (gamīs) (plural ގަމީސްތައް‎ (gamīstak̊))

  1. shirt

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