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)
- glory, honour, blessing, fortune; splendour
- wealth
- virtue
- 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.