އަމިއްލަ ޚިޔާލުގައި ދެމިހުރުން
“އަމިއްލަ ޚިޔާލުގައި ދެމިހުރުން” (amilla khiyaalugai dhemihurun) — to stand one's ground in Maldivian. Phrase, level B1. Literally 'to hold out in one's own opinion': 'one's own' plus 'to hold out'. The same verb gives stamina in Unit 44. In a live sentence: “އަމިއްލަ ޚިޔާލުގައި ދެމިހުރުން ވެސް ރަނގަޅު” — Standing one's ground is fine too. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters އ, ަ, މ, ި, އ, ް, ލ, ަ, ި, ޔ, ާ, ލ.
In short
| Written in Maldivian | އަމިއްލަ ޚިޔާލުގައި ދެމިހުރުން |
| Read in Latin letters | amilla khiyaalugai dhemihurun |
| Translation | to stand one's ground |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
- އަމިއްލަ ޚިޔާލުގައި ދެމިހުރުންamilla khiyaalugai dhemihurunto stand one's ground
Why it looks that way
Literally 'to hold out in one's own opinion': 'one's own' plus 'to hold out'. The same verb gives stamina in Unit 44.
A word with a story stays in memory longer than one learned as a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.
In a live sentence
A single word almost never appears alone in conversation. A sentence shows where it fits and what stands next to it.
- އަމިއްލަ ޚިޔާލުގައި ދެމިހުރުން ވެސް ރަނގަޅުamilla khiyaalugai dhemihurun ves rangalhuStanding one's ground is fine too
How not to forget this word
Reading a word and remembering it are different jobs. A day later, little survives of a single reading — and that is not bad memory, that is how memory works.
- This has been tested on foreign words too. The difference shows up most when you test yourself a few days later rather than straight away.checked many timesKim & Webb, 2022, Language Learning 72(2) · 48 experiments, 3,411 participants, 98 comparisons.
- Recalling beats re-reading. Covering the translation and trying to remember it does more than reading it ten more times.checked many timesAdesope, Trevisan & Sundararajan, 2017, Review of Educational Research 87(3) · 188 experiments, 272 comparisons. g = 0.61; against plain re-reading 0.51, against passive review 0.93.
- An answer you worked out yourself sticks better than one handed to you.checked many timesBertsch et al., 2007, Memory & Cognition 35(2) · 86 studies, 445 comparisons, d = 0.40.
Frequently asked
How do you say “to stand one's ground” in Maldivian?
«އަމިއްލަ ޚިޔާލުގައި ދެމިހުރުން», read “amilla khiyaalugai dhemihurun”. In a live sentence: “އަމިއްލަ ޚިޔާލުގައި ދެމިހުރުން ވެސް ރަނގަޅު” — Standing one's ground is fine too. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters އ, ަ, މ, ި, އ, ް, ލ, ަ, ި, ޔ, ާ, ލ.
How is “އަމިއްލަ ޚިޔާލުގައި ދެމިހުރުން” written in Latin letters?
amilla khiyaalugai dhemihurun. This is a practical spelling — you need it to read aloud and be understood, not to meet an academic standard.
Why does this word look the way it does?
Literally 'to hold out in one's own opinion': 'one's own' plus 'to hold out'. The same verb gives stamina in Unit 44. A word with a story stays in memory longer than a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.
Can I hear how it sounds?
Yes, right on this page: click the word and it will play. The sound works on any phone, and nothing needs to be installed.