ވެރިޔާ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit वर (vara). Cognate with Sinhalese වරෙණ්ය (wareṇya)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʋeɾijəː/, [ʋeɾijəː]

Noun

ވެރިޔާ • (veriyā) (plural ވެރިން‎)

leader, superior, potentate, principal
owner, possessor, holder

Derived terms

ބެރުވެރިޔާ‎ (beruveriyā, “drummer”)
ބޭސްވެރިޔާ‎ (bēsveriyā, “medical practitioner”)
ފަންޑިތަވެރިޔާ‎ (fan̊ḍitaveriyā, “magician”)

References

Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “ވެރިޔާ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 255.

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