މިނި

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Dhivehi[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Cognate with Sinhalese මිනිය (miniya)

Adjective[edit]

މިނި • (mini)

  1. connected with the dead

Adjective[edit]

މިނި • (mini)

  1. connected with man, human

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މިނި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 175

Etymology 2[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit मनुष्य (manuṣya). Doublet of މީހާ (mīhā) and މާނު (mānu)

Noun[edit]

މިނި • (mini)

  1. man, mankind, humanity

Adjective[edit]

މިނި • (mini)

  1. connected with man, human

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މިނި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 175
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