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 (man̊tiritak̊)) (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