ހިރި

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit श्री (śrī). Doublet of ހިރިއާ (hiriā).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /hi.ri/, [hi.ɾi]

Noun

ހިރި • (hiri) (plural ހިރިތައް (hiritak̊)) (archaic)

  1. glory, honour, blessing, fortune; splendour
  2. wealth
  3. virtue
  4. fame

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ހިރި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 117
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