Divehi
Letters of the Alphabet
Consonants (see Note 1)
ހ | h | ތ | t (see Note 4) | |
ށ | ś or ḫ (see Note 1) | ލ | l | |
ނ | n (see Note 2) | ގ | g | |
ރ | r | ޏ | ñ | |
ބ | b | ސ | s | |
ޅ | ḷ | ޑ | ḍ | |
ކ | k | ޖ | j | |
އ | ʼ or ẖ or omit (see Note 3) | ޗ | c | |
ވ | v | ޒ | z | |
މ | m | ޓ | ṭ | |
ފ | f | ޕ | p | |
ދ | d | ޔ | y | |
Vowels (see Note 5) | ||||
ައ | a | ެއ | e | |
ާއ | ā | ޭއ | ē | |
ިއ | i | ޮއ | o | |
ީއ | ī | ޯއ | ō | |
ުއ | u | ް◌ | omit (see Note 6) | |
ޫއ | ū | |||
Divehi Equivalents to Represent Arabic Letters | ||||
ޘ | (ث) th | ޟ | (ض) ḏ | |
ޙ | (ح) ḥ | ޠ | (ط) ̤t | |
ޚ | (خ) kh | ޡ | (ظ) ẓ | |
ޛ | (ذ) dh | ޢ | (ع) ʻ (ayn) | |
ޝ | (ش) sh | ޣ | (غ) gh | |
ޞ | (ص) ṣ | ޤ | (ق) q |