Where does “ސުވާލު” come from?

ސުވާލު (Dhivehi) comes from Arabic سؤال, from Arabic سَأَلَ, from Arabic ء — د; ء; hamza.

ސުވާލު (Dhivehi): question

Definitions

  1. question

Ancestry of “ސުވާލު”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicسؤالverbal noun of سَأَلَ; question; request
2Arabicسَأَلَto ask a question; to ask
3Arabicءد; ء; hamza
Every word from Arabic ء →Every word from Arabic سَأَلَ →Every word from Arabic سؤال →