𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit निरक्षर (nirakṣara, literally “not knowing a letter”).

Adjective

𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭 (ṇirakkhara) (Devanagari णिरक्खर)

1. stupid, foolish

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭 (masculine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑁄 (ṇirakkharo)	𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀸 (ṇirakkharā)
Accusative	𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀁 (ṇirakkharaṃ)	𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑁂 (ṇirakkhare) or 𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀸 (ṇirakkharā)
Instrumental	𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑁂𑀡 (ṇirakkhareṇa) or 𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑁂𑀡𑀁 (ṇirakkhareṇaṃ)	𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑁂𑀳𑀺 (ṇirakkharehi) or 𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (ṇirakkharehiṃ)
Dative	𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀸𑀅 (ṇirakkharāa)	—
Ablative	𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀸𑀑 (ṇirakkharāo) or 𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀸𑀉 (ṇirakkharāu) or 𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀸 (ṇirakkharā) or 𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀸𑀳𑀺 (ṇirakkharāhi) or 𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (ṇirakkharāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀲𑁆𑀲 (ṇirakkharassa)	𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀸𑀡 (ṇirakkharāṇa) or 𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀁 (ṇirakkharāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (ṇirakkharammi) or 𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑁂 (ṇirakkhare)	𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑁂𑀲𑀼 (ṇirakkharesu) or 𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (ṇirakkharesuṃ)
Vocative	𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭 (ṇirakkhara) or 𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀸 (ṇirakkharā)	𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀸 (ṇirakkharā)

Maharastri declension of 𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀸 (feminine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀸 (ṇirakkharā)	𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀸𑀑 (ṇirakkharāo) or 𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀸𑀉 (ṇirakkharāu) or 𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀸 (ṇirakkharā)
Accusative	𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀁 (ṇirakkharaṃ)	𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀸𑀑 (ṇirakkharāo) or 𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀸𑀉 (ṇirakkharāu) or 𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀸 (ṇirakkharā)
Instrumental	𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀸𑀏 (ṇirakkharāe) or 𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀸𑀇 (ṇirakkharāi) or 𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀸𑀅 (ṇirakkharāa)	𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀸𑀳𑀺 (ṇirakkharāhi) or 𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁 (ṇirakkharāhiṃ)
Dative	—	—
Ablative	𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀸𑀑 (ṇirakkharāo) or 𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀸𑀉 (ṇirakkharāu)	𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (ṇirakkharāhiṃto)
Genitive	𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀸𑀏 (ṇirakkharāe) or 𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀸𑀇 (ṇirakkharāi) or 𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀸𑀅 (ṇirakkharāa)	𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀸𑀡 (ṇirakkharāṇa) or 𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀁 (ṇirakkharāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀸𑀏 (ṇirakkharāe) or 𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀸𑀇 (ṇirakkharāi) or 𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀸𑀅 (ṇirakkharāa)	𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀸𑀲𑀼 (ṇirakkharāsu) or 𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀸𑀲𑀼𑀁 (ṇirakkharāsuṃ)
Vocative	𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑁂 (ṇirakkhare) or 𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀸 (ṇirakkharā)	𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀸𑀑 (ṇirakkharāo) or 𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀸𑀉 (ṇirakkharāu) or 𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀸 (ṇirakkharā)

Maharastri declension of 𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀻 (feminine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀻 (ṇirakkharī)	𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀻𑀑 (ṇirakkharīo) or 𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀻 (ṇirakkharī)
Accusative	𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀺𑀁 (ṇirakkhariṃ)	𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀻𑀑 (ṇirakkharīo) or 𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀻 (ṇirakkharī)
Instrumental	𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀻𑀏 (ṇirakkharīe)	𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀻𑀳𑀺 (ṇirakkharīhi) or 𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀻𑀳𑀺𑀁 (ṇirakkharīhiṃ)
Dative	—	—
Ablative	𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀻𑀑 (ṇirakkharīo)	𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀻𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (ṇirakkharīhiṃto)
Genitive	𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀻𑀏 (ṇirakkharīe)	𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀻𑀡 (ṇirakkharīṇa) or 𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀻𑀡𑀁 (ṇirakkharīṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀻𑀏 (ṇirakkharīe)	𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀻𑀲𑀼 (ṇirakkharīsu) or 𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀻𑀲𑀼𑀁 (ṇirakkharīsuṃ)
Vocative	𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀺 (ṇirakkhari) or 𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀻 (ṇirakkharī)	𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀻𑀑 (ṇirakkharīo) or 𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀻 (ṇirakkharī)

Maharastri declension of 𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭 (neuter)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀁 (ṇirakkharaṃ)	𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀸𑀇𑀁 (ṇirakkharāiṃ) or 𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀸𑀇 (ṇirakkharāi)
Accusative	𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀁 (ṇirakkharaṃ)	𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀸𑀇𑀁 (ṇirakkharāiṃ) or 𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀸𑀇 (ṇirakkharāi)
Instrumental	𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑁂𑀡 (ṇirakkhareṇa) or 𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑁂𑀡𑀁 (ṇirakkhareṇaṃ)	𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑁂𑀳𑀺 (ṇirakkharehi) or 𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (ṇirakkharehiṃ)
Dative	𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀸𑀅 (ṇirakkharāa)	—
Ablative	𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀸𑀑 (ṇirakkharāo) or 𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀸𑀉 (ṇirakkharāu) or 𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀸 (ṇirakkharā) or 𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀸𑀳𑀺 (ṇirakkharāhi) or 𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (ṇirakkharāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀲𑁆𑀲 (ṇirakkharassa)	𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀸𑀡 (ṇirakkharāṇa) or 𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀁 (ṇirakkharāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (ṇirakkharammi) or 𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑁂 (ṇirakkhare)	𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑁂𑀲𑀼 (ṇirakkharesu) or 𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (ṇirakkharesuṃ)
Vocative	𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭 (ṇirakkhara) or 𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀸 (ṇirakkharā)	𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀸𑀇𑀁 (ṇirakkharāiṃ) or 𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀸𑀇 (ṇirakkharāi)

References

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923-1928) “णिरक्खर”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [Pāia-Sadda-Mahaṇṇavo; lit. Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 404.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ṇirakkhara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 414