Definitions for "Thaana"
The modern script of the Dhivehi language, introduced during the Maldivian Islamic revival of the late sixteenth century. It was changed slightly during the nineteenth century when letters of excessive length were shortened and redesigned. Officially announced refinements to the script still occur.
Thaana (written in Thaana) is the writing system for the Dhivehi language spoken in the Maldives. It is an abjad, with vowels derived from the vowel diacritics of the Arabic abjad. It is a largely phonemic script: With a few minor exceptions, spelling can be predicted from pronunciation, and pronunciation from spelling.