Save Type Country Usage Arabic, Thai Scripts مالديف(Arabic) มัลดีฟส์(Thai) Pronounced Pron. /mal˧.ˈdiːf˦˥/(Thai) [key·simplify] Other Forms Formsal-Maldif (Arabic) Meaning & History Arabic and Thai form of Maldives. The Arabic name is usually written with the definite article: المالديف (al-Maldif).