ވެރިޔާ

Dhivehi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋeɾijəː/, [ʋeɾijəː]

Noun

ވެރިޔާ • (veriyā) (plural ވެރިން)

1. leader, superior, potentate, principal
2. owner, possessor, holder

Derived terms

Derived terms

• ބެރުވެރިޔާ (beruveriyā)
• ބޭސްވެރިޔާ (bēsveriyā)
• ފަންޑިތަވެރިޔާ (fan̊ḍitaveriyā)
• ދަތުރުވެރިޔާ (daturuveriyā)

References

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