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