ފުރަދާނަ

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Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit प्रधान (pradhāna). Cognate to Sinhalese ප්‍රධාන (pradhāna)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fu.ɾa.d̪aː.n̪a/, [fu.ɾä.d̪aː.n̪ä]
  • Hyphenation: ފު‧ރަ‧ދާ‧ނަ

Noun

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ފުރަދާނަ (furadāna) (plural ފުރަދާނަތައް (furadānatak̊))

  1. minister
    Synonyms: މަންތިރި (man̊tiri), މަހަންޝްރީ (mahan̊šrī)
  2. chief, leader
    Synonym: އާދިފަތި (ādifati)
  3. an honourable person

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފުރަދާނަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 90