𑀅𑀨𑁂

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit अस्मे (asmé, locative of वयम् (vayám, “we”)). Cognate with Pali amhe.

Pronoun

𑀅𑀨𑁂 (aphe)

1. we; first-person plural personal pronoun

Alternative forms

Attested at Dhauli and Jaugada.

Dialectal forms of 𑀅𑀨𑁂 (“we”)
Variety	Location	Forms edit
East	Dhauli	𑀅𑀨𑁂 (aphe)
	Jaugada	𑀅𑀨𑁂 (aphe)

Map of dialectal forms of 𑀅𑀨𑁂 (“we”)
𑀅𑀨𑁂 (aphe) (2)

Descendants

• Prakrit: (< Sanskrit अस्मे (asmé)) (see there for further descendants)

  Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀫𑁂 (asme)

  Maharastri Prakrit, Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀅𑀫𑁆𑀳𑁂 (amhe)

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “aphe”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 43
• Sen, Sukumar (1960) A Comparative Grammar of Middle Indo-Aryan, Linguistic Society of India, page 109.