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English-Dhivehi-English |
Maldives
Culture editors and Dhivehi Observer are pleased to announce the English-Dhivehi-English
dictionary is now available in a new edition,
which includes appendices of
Dhivehi numbers, days and lunar months, and
weights and measures.
The
conversion from Thaana to Roman
script follows the guidelines developed by
linguists in Maldives during the 1970s. In the
dictionary, double dhaalu is
written 'ddh' instead of the literal 'dhdh'.
Similarly, double thaa is
written 'tth' instead of the literal 'thth'.
The
root form of a verb in English is the infinitive:
'to do, to talk'. However, the root form of a
verb in Dhivehi is the gerund: 'the
doing, the talking'.
The dictionary gives the
root infinite English with the
corresponding root gerund Dhivehi form.
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The
editors thank Madulu Waheed and Abdullah Sadiq
from the Maldive National Council for
Linguistic and Historical Research, and
Maldivian/New Zealander educator Majid
Abdul-Wahhab (www.maldivesroyalfamily.com)
for their help, encouragement and expertise.
Future
editions will update and expand the
dictionary. We welcome any correspondence
suggesting corrections and improvements.
The Dhivehi-English dictionary costs US$50.
This price includes airmail postage and handling to all countries.
Email order to: editors@maldivesculture.com
2004 edition is 156pp paperback (B5 size) with gloss cover.
All entries are in Roman script.
Download
three dictionary sample pages and bibliography
- 515k pdf file
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