Dives Akuru Digit Three

It is Dives Akuru’s digit for three. Dives Akuru is an older script used for Dhivehi, the language of the Maldives.

The earliest known inscription from the Maldives is a coral-stone block from the 6th–8th centuries, but it is written in Grantha. Distinctive Dives Akuru appears on Buddhist statues dated to the 9th–10th centuries; a continuous written record begins with copper-plate grants from the 12th century.

From the 12th century, lōmāfānu (copper-plate grants) recorded royal business, including support for mosques. Later fatkoḷu—decrees written on paper or wood—and epitaphs, pottery, chronicles, and manuscripts show the script in public, religious, and literary life.

What does it mean when someone sends 𑥓?

Read it as three or a sample of the script. Without Dives Akuru context, the message may not clarify whether the sender means the number or is demonstrating the script; ask if it is unclear.

Evēla Akuru names the style used in the 12th–14th centuries; later styles are called Dives Akuru. In the 16th century, some records show Arabic text and writing tools influencing later documents. Thaana, the modern Dhivehi script, appeared alongside it in the 18th century. Its first nine letters reflect Persian digits; its next nine follow Dives Akuru digits 1–9. The third Dives Akuru digit is linked to Thaana’s letter ދ. Thaana had replaced Dives Akuru for regular Dhivehi writing by the turn of the 19th century.

Dives Akuru was used to write Dhivehi from the 9th–20th centuries. It descends from Brahmi through Grantha, is most closely related to medieval Sinhala, and shares features with Tigalari.