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Thaana

UK/ˈtɑː.nə/US/ˈtɑ.nə/

Thaana proper noun: the modern writing system of the Dhivehi language spoken in the Maldives.

Proper noun

Thaana

  1. The modern writing system of the Dhivehi language spoken in the Maldives.
    • The Thaana script is written from right to left. Conformant implementations of Thaana script must use the Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm (see Unicode Standard Annex #9, “Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm”).2022 September, “Version 15.0 – Core Specification”, in Unicode, Unicode Consortium, page 535

Thaana meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Arabic

Thaana in Tamil

writing system of Dhivehi
தான tāṉa

Thaana in Urdu

writing system of Dhivehi
تانہ

Thaana in Arabic

writing system of Dhivehi
تانة tāna
More languagesFewer languages
Dhivehi
ތާނަ tāna

Forms of Thaana

alternative formTaana
alternative formTāna

Origin of Thaana

Borrowed from Dhivehi ތާނަ (tāna).

Words that rhyme with Thaana

48 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about Thaana

What does Thaana mean?
Thaana means the modern writing system of the Dhivehi language spoken in the Maldives.
What is Thaana in Tamil?
Thaana in Tamil is தான (tāṉa). See Thaana meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Thaana?
Thaana is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Thaana?
Thaana is pronounced /ˈtɑː.nə/ (UK).

Words near Thaana in the dictionary

  1. Tha Mai
  2. thaa
  3. THAAD
  4. thaali
  5. thaalis
  6. Thaana
  7. thaas
  8. thaasophobia
  9. thaat
  10. thaats
  11. thaba

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