𑀅𑀕𑀺

See also: 𑀅𑀕

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

From Sanskrit अग्नि (agní), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hagníṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hagnís, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥gʷnís. Cognate with Pali aggi.

Noun

𑀅𑀕𑀺 (agi /aggi/) (Dhauli, Girnar, Kalsi)

1. fire

Alternative forms

Attested at Dhauli, Girnar and Kalsi.

Dialectal forms of 𑀅𑀕𑀺 (“fire”)
Variety	Location	Forms edit
Central	Kalsi	𑀅𑀕𑀺 (agi)
East	Dhauli	𑀅𑀕𑀺 (agi)
Northwest	Shahbazgarhi	𐨗𐨆𐨟𐨁 (joti)
	Mansehra	𐨀𐨒𐨁 (agi)
West	Girnar	𑀅𑀕𑀺 (agi)

Map of dialectal forms of 𑀅𑀕𑀺 (“fire”)
𑀅𑀕𑀺 (agi) (3) 𐨗𐨆𐨟𐨁 (joti) (1) 𐨀𐨒𐨁 (agi) (1)

Descendants

• Prakrit: 𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀺 (aggi), 𑀅𑀕𑀡𑀺 (agaṇi), 𑀅𑀕𑀺𑀡𑀺 (agiṇi) (see there for further descendants)

References

• Sen, Sukumar (1960) A Comparative Grammar of Middle Indo-Aryan, Linguistic Society of India, page 44.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “agní”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press