ru·fi·yaa (ro?o?f?-yä?)n. See Table at currency.[Maldivean, from Hindi rupay?, rupiy?; see rupee.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.rufiyaa (ru??fi?j??) n (Currencies) the standard monetary unit of the Maldives, divided into 100 laariCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014ru?fi?yaa (?ru fi?y?) n., pl. -yaa. the basic monetary unit of the Maldives. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.