𐨡𐨿𐨪𐨁𐨝

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

From Sanskrit दृढ (dṛḍhá).

Adjective

𐨡𐨿𐨪𐨁𐨝 (driḍha) (Shahbazgarhi, Mansehra)

1. firm, hard

Alternative forms

Attested at Mansehra and Shahbazgarhi.

Dialectal forms of 𑀤𑀺𑀠 (“firm”)
Variety	Location	Forms edit
Central	Kalsi	𑀤𑀺𑀠 (diḍha)
Northwest	Shahbazgarhi	𐨡𐨿𐨪𐨁𐨝 (driḍha)
	Mansehra	𐨡𐨿𐨪𐨁𐨝 (driḍha)
West	Girnar	𑀤𑀠 (daḍha)
South	Yerragudi	𑀤𑀺𑀠 (diḍha)

Map of dialectal forms of 𑀤𑀺𑀠 (“firm”)
𑀤𑀺𑀠 (diḍha) (2) 𐨡𐨿𐨪𐨁𐨝 (driḍha) (2) 𑀤𑀠 (daḍha) (1)

References

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