𑀅𑀞𑀫

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Ashokan Prakrit[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit 𑀅𑀱𑁆𑀝𑀫 (aṣṭamá). Cognate with Pali aṭṭhama, Gandhari 𐨀𐨛𐨨 (aṭhama).

Adjective[edit]

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𑀅𑀞𑀫 (aṭhama /aṭṭhama/)[1][2]

  1. eighth

Alternative forms[edit]

Attested at Delhi-Topra and Lauriya-Araraj.

Dialectal forms of 𑀅𑀞𑀫 (“eighth”)
Variety Location Forms
Central Delhi-Topra 𑀅𑀞𑀫 (aṭhama)
Lauriya-Araraj 𑀅𑀞𑀫 (aṭhama)
Map of dialectal forms of 𑀅𑀞𑀫 (“eighth”)
𑀅𑀞𑀫 (aṭhama) (2)

Descendants[edit]

  • Prakrit: 𑀅𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀫 (aṭṭhama) (see there for further descendants)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Hultzsch, E[ugen Julius Theodor] (1925) Inscriptions of Aśoka (new edition), in Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum, volume 1, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 232.
  2. ^ Sen, Sukumar (1960) A Comparative Grammar of Middle Indo-Aryan, Linguistic Society of India, page 139.