ފުރަދާނަ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit प्रधान (pradhāna). Cognate to Sinhalese ප්‍රධාන (pradhāna)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fu.ɾa.d̪aː.n̪a/, [fu.ɾä.d̪aː.n̪ä]
• Hyphenation: ފު‧ރަ‧ދާ‧ނަ

Noun

ފުރަދާނަ • (furadāna) (plural ފުރަދާނަތައް (furadānatak̊))

1. minister

   Synonyms: މަންތިރި (man̊tiri), މަހަންޝްރީ (mahan̊šrī)

2. chief, leader

   Synonym: އާދިފަތި (ādifati)

3. an honourable person

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފުރަދާނަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 90