𐨀𐨁𐨡𐨣𐨁

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit इदानीम् (idā́nīm). Cognate with Pali idānī, dāni.

Adverb

𐨀𐨁𐨡𐨣𐨁 (idani)

1. now

   Synonym: 𑀅𑀥𑀼𑀦𑀸 (adhunā)

Alternative forms

Attested at Mansehra and Shahbazgarhi.

Dialectal forms of 𑀇𑀤𑀸𑀦𑀺 (“now”)
Variety	Location	Forms edit
Central	Kalsi	𑀇𑀤𑀸𑀦𑀺 (idāni)
	Rupnath	𑀤𑀸𑀦𑀺 (dāni)
Northwest	Shahbazgarhi	𐨀𐨁𐨡𐨣𐨁 (idani)
	Mansehra	𐨀𐨁𐨡𐨣𐨁 (idani)
South	Maski	𑀤𑀸𑀦𑀺 (dāni)

Map of dialectal forms of 𑀇𑀤𑀸𑀦𑀺 (“now”)
𑀤𑀸𑀦𑀺 (dāni) (2) 𐨀𐨁𐨡𐨣𐨁 (idani) (2) 𑀇𑀤𑀸𑀦𑀺 (idāni) (1)

Derived terms

• *𐨀𐨁𐨡𐨣𐨁 𐨀𐨅𐨬 (*idani eva)
  • Helu Prakrit:
    • Dhivehi: ދެންމެ (den̊me)
    • Sinhalese: දැන්ම (dænma)

Descendants

• Gandhari: 𐨀𐨁𐨡𐨣𐨁 (idani)
• Helu Prakrit:
  • Dhivehi: ދެން (den̊)
  • Sinhalese: දැන් (dæn)
• Niya Prakrit: 𐨀𐨁𐨡𐨣𐨁 (idani)

Further reading

• Hultzsch, E[ugen Julius Theodor] (1925) Inscriptions of Aśoka (new edition), in Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum, volume 1, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 236.
• Sen, Sukumar (1960) A Comparative Grammar of Middle Indo-Aryan, Linguistic Society of India, page 129.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “idani”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 71

Gandhari

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit 𐨀𐨁𐨡𐨣𐨁 (idani).

Adverb

𐨀𐨁𐨡𐨣𐨁 (idani)

1. now

   Synonyms: 𐨣𐨂 (nu), 𐨀𐨗 (aja), 𐨀𐨯𐨂𐨣 (asuna), 𐨣𐨂𐨣 (nuna), 𐨀𐨅𐨡𐨪𐨱𐨁 (edarahi)

Further reading

• Stefan Baums with Andrew Glass (2016) “idani”, in A Dictionary of Gandhari‎^[1]

Niya Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit 𐨀𐨁𐨡𐨣𐨁 (idani).

Adverb

𐨀𐨁𐨡𐨣𐨁 (idani)

1. now

   Synonym: 𐨀𐨱𐨂𐨣𐨆 (ahuno)

Alternative forms

• 𐨀𐨁𐨟𐨣𐨁 (itani)

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “idani”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 71