𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀆𑀭

Prakrit

Alternative forms

• 𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀭 (maṇiyāra) — hiatus-filler

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit 𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀓𑀸𑀭 (maṇikāra). By surface analysis, 𑀫𑀡𑀺 (maṇi) +‎ -𑀆𑀭 (-āra). Cognate with Pali maṇikāra.

Noun

𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀆𑀭 (maṇiāra) m (Devanagari मणिआर, Kannada ಮಣಿಆರ) (Maharastri)

1. jeweler
   • c. 700 CE, Haribhadra, Maṇipati-Carita 187:

     𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀭𑁂𑀡 𑀏𑀕𑁂𑀡𑀁 𑀯𑀼𑀤𑁆𑀥𑁂𑀡𑀁 𑀦𑀺𑀬-𑀲𑀼𑀬𑀸𑀡 𑀤𑀯𑀺𑀡-𑀅𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀁
     𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀺𑀬-𑀦𑀺𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀺𑀡𑁆𑀡𑁂𑀡𑀁 𑀩𑀼𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀻𑀏 𑀲𑀁𑀥𑀺𑀑 𑀳𑀸𑀭𑁄

     maṇiyāreṇa egeṇaṃ vuddheṇaṃ niya-suyāṇa daviṇa-atthaṃ
     jīviya-nivviṇṇeṇaṃ buddhīe saṃdhio hāro

     • 1959 translation by Robert Hamilton Blair Williams

       One aged jeweller, being weary of life,
       skilfully repaired the necklace in order to provide wealth for his sons.

   • c. 1088 – 1173, Hemachandra, Deśināmamālā 7.77:

     𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀆𑀭-𑀖𑀭𑁄𑀮𑀻𑀲𑀼𑀁 𑀯𑁂𑀟𑀺𑀅𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀁𑀪𑀭𑀸𑀑-𑀅𑁇
     𑀯𑁂𑀮𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀅𑀁 𑀯𑁂𑀭𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀏 𑀯𑁂𑀅𑀟𑀺𑀅𑀁 𑀢𑀳-𑀬 𑀧𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑁂𑁈

     maṇiāra-gharolīsuṃ veḍiavesaṃbharāo-a.
     veluliaṃ verulie veaḍiaṃ taha-ya paccutte.

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀆𑀭 (masculine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀆𑀭𑁄 (maṇiāro)	𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀆𑀭𑀸 (maṇiārā)
Accusative	𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀆𑀭𑀁 (maṇiāraṃ)	𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀆𑀭𑁂 (maṇiāre) or 𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀆𑀭𑀸 (maṇiārā)
Instrumental	𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀆𑀭𑁂𑀡 (maṇiāreṇa) or 𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀆𑀭𑁂𑀡𑀁 (maṇiāreṇaṃ)	𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀆𑀭𑁂𑀳𑀺 (maṇiārehi) or 𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀆𑀭𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (maṇiārehiṃ)
Dative	𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀆𑀭𑀸𑀅 (maṇiārāa)	—
Ablative	𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀆𑀭𑀸𑀑 (maṇiārāo) or 𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀆𑀭𑀸𑀉 (maṇiārāu) or 𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀆𑀭𑀸 (maṇiārā) or 𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀆𑀭𑀸𑀳𑀺 (maṇiārāhi) or 𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀆𑀭𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (maṇiārāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀆𑀭𑀲𑁆𑀲 (maṇiārassa)	𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀆𑀭𑀸𑀡 (maṇiārāṇa) or 𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀆𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀁 (maṇiārāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀆𑀭𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (maṇiārammi) or 𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀆𑀭𑁂 (maṇiāre)	𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀆𑀭𑁂𑀲𑀼 (maṇiāresu) or 𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀆𑀭𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (maṇiāresuṃ)
Vocative	𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀆𑀭 (maṇiāra) or 𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀆𑀭𑀸 (maṇiārā)	𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀆𑀭𑀸 (maṇiārā)

Derived terms

• Prakrit: *𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀆𑀭-𑀇𑀆 ~ *𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀆𑀭-𑀇𑀕𑀸 (*maṇiāra-iā ~ *maṇiāra-igā)
  • Gojri: مݩیاری (maṇyārī)
  • Hindustani: manihārī

    Hindi: मनिहारी

    Urdu: مَنِہَارِی (manihārī)

  • Konkani: monneri
  • Marathi: मणेरी (maṇerī, adjective), मण्यारी (maṇyārī)
• Odia: ମଣିହାରୀ (môṇihari)
• Prakrit: *𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀆𑀭-𑀅 ~ *𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀆𑀭-𑀕 (*maṇiāra-a ~ *maṇiāra-ga)
  • Braj: मणियारौ (maṇiyārau, adjective)

Descendants

• Gujarati: મણિયાર (maṇiyār)
• Hindustani: maniyār, manihār

  Hindi: मनियार (adjective), मनिहार

  Urdu: مَنِیَار (maniyār, adjective), مَنِہَار (manihār)

• Malvi: मणेर (maṇer), मण्यार (maṇyār)
• Old Marathi: maṇiyāra

  Devanagari script: मणियार

  Modi script: 𑘦𑘜𑘲𑘧𑘰𑘨

  • Marathi: मणियार (maṇiyār), मणेर (maṇer), मणेरी (maṇerī), मण्यार (maṇyār)
• Old Punjabi: ਮਨੀਆਰੁ (manīāru)
  • Punjabi:

    Gurmukhi script: ਮਨਿਆਰ (maniāra), ਮੁਨਿਆਰ (muniāra)

    Shahmukhi script: مَنیَار (manyār), مُنیَار (munyār)

• Sindhi: مَڻِيارُ (maṇiyāru, adjective)

References

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923-1928) “मणिआर”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [Pāia-Sadda-Mahaṇṇavo; lit. Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 670.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “maṇiāra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 558