Letters of the Alphabet
Consonants (see Note 1)
| ހ
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h
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ތ
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t (see Note 4)
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| ށ
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ś or ḫ (see Note 1)
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ލ
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l
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| ނ
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n (see Note 2)
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ގ
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g
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| ރ
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r
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ޏ
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ñ
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| ބ
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b
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ސ
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s
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| ޅ
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ḷ
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ޑ
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ḍ
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| ކ
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k
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ޖ
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j
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| އ
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ʼ or ẖ or omit (see Note 3)
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ޗ
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c
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| ވ
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v
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ޒ
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z
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| މ
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m
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ޓ
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ṭ
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| ފ
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f
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ޕ
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p
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| ދ
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d
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ޔ
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y
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| Vowels (see Note 5)
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| ައ
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a
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ެއ
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e
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| ާއ
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ā
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ޭއ
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ē
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| ިއ
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i
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ޮއ
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o
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| ީއ
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ī
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ޯއ
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ō
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| ުއ
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u
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ް◌
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omit (see Note 6)
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| ޫއ
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ū
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| Divehi Equivalents to Represent Arabic Letters
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| ޘ
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(ث) th
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ޟ
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(ض) ḏ
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| ޙ
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(ح) ḥ
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ޠ
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(ط) ̤t
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| ޚ
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(خ) kh
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ޡ
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(ظ) ẓ
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| ޛ
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(ذ) dh
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ޢ
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(ع) ʻ (ayn)
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| ޝ
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(ش) sh
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ޣ
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(غ) gh
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| ޞ
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(ص) ṣ
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ޤ
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(ق) q
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Notes
1. Romanize ށް as ḫ when it doubles the following consonant or is used as a glottal stop.
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aḫvana
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ައ ްށަވ ަނ |
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maśaḫ |
ަމ ަށ ްށ
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2. When used in medial position without ް◌ (sukūn), romanize ނ as ṁ.
3. Romanization of އ.
- (a) When used in the initial position with any vowel sign, do not romanize.
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ata
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ައ ަތ |
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idu
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ިއ ުދ
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umuru
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ުއ ުމ ުރ
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egahugi
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ެއ ަގުހިގ
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- (b) When used in the medial position with any vowel sign, romanize as ’.
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ha’hūnu
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ަހިއޫހ ުނ |
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fa’isa
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ަފިއ ަސ
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k’īn
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ްކީއ ްނ
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- (c) When a consonant follows ްއ in medial position, double it in romanization.
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cappalu
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ަޗ ްއ ަޕ ުލ |
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appacci
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ައ ްއ ަޕ ްއިޗ
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- (d) When used in final position with ް◌ (sukūn), romanize as h.
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boh
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ޮބ ްއ |
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biheh
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ިބ ެހ ްއ
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4. Romanize ްތ followed by another ތas t.
5. Only the vowel forms that appear at the beginning of a syllable are listed. When the vowels follow a consonant, އis not used and the vowel signs are added to the consonant forms. Do not distinguish between the two in romanization.
6. ް◌ (called sukūn) generally indicates omission of an inherent vowel associated with a consonant. For its other uses, see Notes 1, 3, and 4.