Dhivehi edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

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

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

References edit

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