𑀅𑀙𑀢𑀺

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

From Sanskrit आक्षेति (ā́kṣeti). Cognate with Pali acchati.

Verb

𑀅𑀙𑀢𑀺 (achati /acchati/) (Girnar)

1. to exist, dwell in

Alternative forms

Attested at Girnar.

Dialectal forms of 𑀅𑀙𑀢𑀺 (“to exist, dwell in”)
Variety	Location	Forms edit
Northwest	Shahbazgarhi	𐨀𐨐𐨿𐨮𐨟𐨁 (akṣati)
West	Girnar	𑀅𑀙𑀢𑀺 /acchati/ (achati]] /acchati/</spa)

Map of dialectal forms of 𑀅𑀙𑀢𑀺 (“to exist, dwell in”)
𐨀𐨐𐨿𐨮𐨟𐨁 (akṣati) (1) 𑀅𑀙𑀢𑀺 (achati) (1)

Descendants

• Ardhamagadhi Prakrit: 𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀇 (acchaï)
• Magadhi Prakrit:
  • Assamese: আছে (ase)
  • Bengali: আছে (ache)
  • Sylheti: ꠀꠍꠦ (asé)
• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀇 (acchaï), 𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀤𑀺 (acchadi); 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀇 (akkhaï)
  • Old Marathi: asaṇe

    Devanagari script: असणे

    Modi script: 𑘀𑘭𑘜𑘹

    • Marathi: असणे (asṇe)

• Paisaci Prakrit: 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀇 (akkhaï)
• Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀤𑀺 (acchadi)
  • Ahirani: से (se), शे (śe)
  • Hindustani: achnā

    Hindi: अछना

    Urdu: اَچْھنا (achnā)

  • Old Gujarati: अछइ (achaï), छइ (chaï)
    • Middle Gujarati: छै
      • Gujarati: છે (che)
  • Romani: aćhel, acsel, áshel; aćhol; ačhel, ačhol; ачел
    • → Hungarian: ácsi

References

• Sen, Sukumar (1960) A Comparative Grammar of Middle Indo-Aryan, Linguistic Society of India, page 47.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “āˊkṣēti”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press