ފަންތި

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit पङ्क्ति (paṅkti). Cognate to Sinhalese පන්තිය (pantiya). Doublet of ފަތި (fati)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fan̪.t̪i/, [fän̪.t̪i]
• Hyphenation: ފަން‧ތި

Noun

ފަންތި • (fan̊ti) (plural ފަންތިތައް (fan̊titak̊))

1. hierarchy, rank, gradation, series, class, group
2. (archaic) resemblance, similarity, likeness

Synonyms

• (class): ޖާތް (jāt̊)
• (likeness): ހިޔަނި (hiyani), ދީދާރު (dīdāru)
• (rank): ވަރު (varu), އަބުރު (aburu), ދަރަޖަ (daraja), ސަފު (safu)
• (resemblance): ނަކަލު (nakalu), ސިފަ (sifa)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފަންތި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 76