ފިރި

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit पुरुष (puruṣa). Cognate to Sinhalese පිරිමියා (pirimiyā). Doublet of ފިރިހެމި (firihemi) and ފިރިހެން (firihen̊)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fi.ɾi/, [fi.ɾi]
• Hyphenation: ފި‧ރި

Noun

ފިރި • (firi) (plural ފިރިތައް (firitak̊))

1. a husband, married man
2. a male person

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފިރި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 83