𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀡𑁆𑀳

Prakrit

Alternative forms

• 𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀡𑁆𑀡 (majjhaṇṇa) — Maharastri, Sauraseni, Magadhi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit 𑀫𑀥𑁆𑀬𑀸𑀳𑁆𑀦 (madhyāhna). Cognate with Pali majjhanha, majjhaṇha.

Noun

𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀡𑁆𑀳 (majjhaṇha) m (Devanagari मज्झण्ह, Kannada ಮಜ್ಝಣ್ಹ) (Maharastri, Ardhamagadhi, Jain Maharastri, Sauraseni)

1. noon, midday
   • c. 200 CE – 600 CE, Hāla, Gāhā Sattasaī 399:

     𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀧𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀺𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲-𑀯𑀺 𑀕𑀺𑀫𑁆𑀳𑁂 𑀧𑀳𑀺𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲 𑀳𑀭𑀇 𑀲𑀁𑀢𑀸𑀯𑀁
     𑀳𑀺𑀅𑀅𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀺𑀅𑀚𑀸𑀆𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀫𑀅𑀁𑀓𑀚𑁄𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸𑀚𑀮𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀯𑀳𑁄

     majjhaṇhapatthiassa-vi gimhe pahiassa haraï saṃtāvaṃ
     hiaaṭṭhiajāāmuhamaaṃkajŏṇhājalappavaho

     • 2009 translation by Peter Khoroche and Herman Tieken

       In the midday heat of summer the mere thought of the refreshing stream of cool moonlight
       From his wife’s round face restores the traveler.

   • c. 1088 – 1173, Hemachandra, Siddha-Hema-Śabdanuśāśana Chapter 8 2, 84:

     𑀫𑀥𑁆𑀬𑀸𑀳𑁆𑀦𑁂 𑀳𑀂 𑁈𑁮𑁪𑁈
     𑀫𑀥𑁆𑀬𑀸𑀳𑁆𑀦𑁂 𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀬 𑀮𑀼𑀕𑁆 𑀯𑀸 𑀪𑀯𑀢𑀺𑁇 𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀦𑁆𑀦𑁄 𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀡𑁆𑀳𑁄𑁇

     madhyāhne haḥ .84.
     madhyāhne hasya lug vā bhavati. majjhanno majjhaṇho.

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀡𑁆𑀳 (masculine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀡𑁆𑀳𑁄 (majjhaṇho)	𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸 (majjhaṇhā)
Accusative	𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀁 (majjhaṇhaṃ)	𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀡𑁆𑀳𑁂 (majjhaṇhe) or 𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸 (majjhaṇhā)
Instrumental	𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀡𑁆𑀳𑁂𑀡 (majjhaṇheṇa) or 𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀡𑁆𑀳𑁂𑀡𑀁 (majjhaṇheṇaṃ)	𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀡𑁆𑀳𑁂𑀳𑀺 (majjhaṇhehi) or 𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀡𑁆𑀳𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (majjhaṇhehiṃ)
Dative	𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸𑀅 (majjhaṇhāa)	—
Ablative	𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸𑀑 (majjhaṇhāo) or 𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸𑀉 (majjhaṇhāu) or 𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸 (majjhaṇhā) or 𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸𑀳𑀺 (majjhaṇhāhi) or 𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (majjhaṇhāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲 (majjhaṇhassa)	𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸𑀡 (majjhaṇhāṇa) or 𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸𑀡𑀁 (majjhaṇhāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (majjhaṇhammi) or 𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀡𑁆𑀳𑁂 (majjhaṇhe)	𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀡𑁆𑀳𑁂𑀲𑀼 (majjhaṇhesu) or 𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀡𑁆𑀳𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (majjhaṇhesuṃ)
Vocative	𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀡𑁆𑀳 (majjhaṇha) or 𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸 (majjhaṇhā)	𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸 (majjhaṇhā)

References

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923-1928) “मज्झ”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [Pāia-Sadda-Mahaṇṇavo; lit. Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 668.
• Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, pages 159, 230.
• Woolner, Alfred Cooper, An Introduction to Prakrit‎, Calcutta: Baptist Mission Press, 1917, page 22.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “madhyāhna”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 564