envoy

Etymology

From French envoyé (“envoy, messenger”), from envoyer (“send”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: en or /ˈɛn.vɔɪ/ or /ˈɑn.vɔɪ/
• (UK) IPA: en or /ˈɛn.vɔɪ/

Noun

Singular envoy

Plural envoys

1. (law) a diplomatic agent of the second rank, next in status after an ambassador.
2. a representative. <> wakili.
3. a diplomat. <> ma'aikacin hulɗar jakadanci [1][2].
4. a messenger. <> manzon Allah, ɗan aike.

   thou art truly among the envoys <> lalle kai, haƙiƙa kana cikin manzanni. = [ 36:3 ] lalle kai, kana cikin manzanni. --Qur'an 36:3

5. (poetry) a short stanza at the end of a poem