Dhivehi and English/Lexical selection

Div -> Eng

ބޮކި

1. "bubble"

• usually comes before ރަބަރު (rabaru - "rubber") or after ސައިބޯނި (saiboani - soap)

Example Sentence: އަލް އަގްސާ މިސްކިތް ހިމެނޭ ސަރަހައްދުގައި ފަލަސްތީނުގެ ކުއްޖަކު މިއަދު ސައިބޯނި ބޮކި އަރުވަނީ.

Translation:

2. "lightbulb"

• usually comes after ލެދް (led - "LED") or before ދަނޑި (dandhi - "pole")

Example Sentence: 263 ބޮކި ދަނޑި އަދިވެސް ނުޖަހައި އެބައޮތް!

Translation: There are still 263 light bulb poles not lighted!

263 ^ބޮކި/ބޮކި<n><nhum><sg><def><dir>$ ^ދަނޑި/ދަނޑި<n><nhum><sg><def><dir>$ ^އަދިވެސް/އަދިވެސް<adv>$ ^ނުޖަހައި/ނު<neg>+ޖަހައި<v><tv><act><past><p3>$ ^އެބައޮތް/އެބަ<cont>+އޮތް<v><iv><act><past><p3>$^!/!<sent>$

bubble

ގަޑި

1. "hour"

• usually comes after the number "24" specifically

Example Sentence: އެކަމަކު 24 ގަޑި އިރު ނުވަނީސް އެމީހުންވަނީ ދުކޮށްލާފައެވެ.

Translation: But they were released within 24 hours.

hour

2. "clock"

• usually comes after words like "wrist" - combine to mean "wrist watch"

Example Sentence: ރާއްޖޭގެ ރީތިކަން ދައްކުވައިދޭ ގޮތަށް އަތުކުރީ ގަޑިއެއްް އުފައްދައިފި.

Translation: Beauty of the country indicates the way a wrist watch is produced.