ޕަރީ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian پری (pari, “fairy, sprite”). Cognate to Urdu پَرِی (parī, “fairy, peri”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.ɾiː/, [pä.ɾiː]
• Hyphenation: ޕަ‧ރީ

Noun

ޕަރީ • (parī) (plural ޕަރީތައް (parītak̊))

1. fairy, sprite

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ޕަރީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 200