𑀅𑀚
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Ashokan Prakrit[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Sanskrit अद्य (adyá), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hadyás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hadyás, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁e-dy-és. Cognate with Pali ajjā.
Adverb[edit]
𑀅𑀚 (aja /ajja/)
Alternative forms[edit]
Attested at Dhauli, Girnar, Jaugada and Kalsi.
Dialectal forms of 𑀅𑀚 (“today, now”) | ||
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Variety | Location | Forms |
Central | Kalsi | 𑀅𑀚 /ajja/ (aja]] /ajja/<span class="Brah" lang="inc-ash), 𑀅𑀚𑀸 /ajjā/ (ajā]] /ajjā/</spa) |
East | Dhauli | 𑀅𑀚 /ajja/ (aja]] /ajja/</spa) |
Jaugada | 𑀅𑀚 /ajja/ (aja]] /ajja/</spa) | |
Northwest | Shahbazgarhi | 𐨀𐨗 /ajja/ (aja]] /ajja/</spa) |
Mansehra | 𐨀𐨗 /ajja/ (aja]] /ajja/</spa) | |
West | Girnar | 𑀅𑀚 /ajja/ (aja]] /ajja/</spa) |
Map of dialectal forms of 𑀅𑀚 (“today, now”) | ||
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Descendants[edit]
- Khasa Prakrit:
- Nepali: आज (āj)
- Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬 (ayya)
- Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀅𑀚𑁆𑀚 (ajja)
- Paisaci Prakrit:
- Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀅𑀚𑁆𑀚 (ajja)
References[edit]
- Sen, Sukumar (1960) A Comparative Grammar of Middle Indo-Aryan, Linguistic Society of India, page 48.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “adyá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Categories:
- Ashokan Prakrit terms inherited from Sanskrit
- Ashokan Prakrit terms derived from Sanskrit
- Ashokan Prakrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan
- Ashokan Prakrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-Aryan
- Ashokan Prakrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian
- Ashokan Prakrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian
- Ashokan Prakrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Ashokan Prakrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Ashokan Prakrit lemmas
- Ashokan Prakrit adverbs
- Kalsi Ashokan Prakrit
- Dhauli Ashokan Prakrit
- Jaugada Ashokan Prakrit
- Girnar Ashokan Prakrit