މަންތިރި

Dhivehi

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit मन्त्रिन् (mantrin). Cognate to Sinhalese මන්ත්‍රී (mantrī) and Hindi मंत्री (mantrī). Doublet of މައްތިރި (mattiri)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /man̪.t̪i.ɾi/, [män̪.t̪i.ɾi]
  • Hyphenation: މަން‧ތި‧ރި

Noun

މަންތިރި • (man̊tiri) (plural މަންތިރިތައް) (archaic)

  1. wisdom, intelligence, insight, shrewdness, sagacity
    Synonyms: ބުއްދި (buddi), ފުރުދު (furudu)
  2. minister
    Synonyms: ފުރަދާނަ (furadāna), މަހަންޝްރީ (mahan̊šrī)
  3. (chess) queen

References

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މަންތިރި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 168
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