𑀚𑀺𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀸

Prakrit

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewH-

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰiǵʰwHeh₂?

Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́iȷ́ʰwáH

Sanskrit जिह्वा (jihvā)

Prakrit 𑀚𑀺𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀸

Inherited from Sanskrit जिह्वा (jihvā). Cognate with Pali jivhā.

Noun

𑀚𑀺𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀸 (jibbhā) f (Devanagari जिब्भा, Gujarati જિબ્ભા, Kannada ಜಿಬ್ಭಾ) (attested in Māhārāṣṭrī, Śaurasenī, Ardhamāgadhī, Helu)

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Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀚𑀺𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀸 (feminine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀚𑀺𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀸 (jibbhā)	𑀚𑀺𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀸𑀑 (jibbhāo) or 𑀚𑀺𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀸𑀉 (jibbhāu) or 𑀚𑀺𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀸 (jibbhā)
Accusative	𑀚𑀺𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀁 (jibbhaṃ)	𑀚𑀺𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀸𑀑 (jibbhāo) or 𑀚𑀺𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀸𑀉 (jibbhāu) or 𑀚𑀺𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀸 (jibbhā)
Instrumental	𑀚𑀺𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀸𑀏 (jibbhāe) or 𑀚𑀺𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀸𑀇 (jibbhāi) or 𑀚𑀺𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀸𑀅 (jibbhāa)	𑀚𑀺𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀸𑀳𑀺 (jibbhāhi) or 𑀚𑀺𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁 (jibbhāhiṃ)
Dative	—	—
Ablative	𑀚𑀺𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀸𑀑 (jibbhāo) or 𑀚𑀺𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀸𑀉 (jibbhāu)	𑀚𑀺𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (jibbhāhiṃto)
Genitive	𑀚𑀺𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀸𑀏 (jibbhāe) or 𑀚𑀺𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀸𑀇 (jibbhāi) or 𑀚𑀺𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀸𑀅 (jibbhāa)	𑀚𑀺𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀸𑀡 (jibbhāṇa) or 𑀚𑀺𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀸𑀡𑀁 (jibbhāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀚𑀺𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀸𑀏 (jibbhāe) or 𑀚𑀺𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀸𑀇 (jibbhāi) or 𑀚𑀺𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀸𑀅 (jibbhāa)	𑀚𑀺𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀸𑀲𑀼 (jibbhāsu) or 𑀚𑀺𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀸𑀲𑀼𑀁 (jibbhāsuṃ)
Vocative	𑀚𑀺𑀩𑁆𑀪𑁂 (jibbhe) or 𑀚𑀺𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀸 (jibbhā)	𑀚𑀺𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀸𑀑 (jibbhāo) or 𑀚𑀺𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀸𑀉 (jibbhāu) or 𑀚𑀺𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀸 (jibbhā)

Sauraseni declension of 𑀚𑀺𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀸 (feminine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀚𑀺𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀸 (jibbhā)	𑀚𑀺𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀸𑀑 (jibbhāo) or 𑀚𑀺𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀸 (jibbhā)
Accusative	𑀚𑀺𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀁 (jibbhaṃ)	𑀚𑀺𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀸𑀑 (jibbhāo) or 𑀚𑀺𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀸 (jibbhā)
Instrumental	𑀚𑀺𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀸𑀏 (jibbhāe)	𑀚𑀺𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁 (jibbhāhiṃ)
Dative	—	—
Ablative	𑀚𑀺𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀸𑀤𑁄 (jibbhādo) or 𑀚𑀺𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀸𑀏 (jibbhāe)	—
Genitive	𑀚𑀺𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀸𑀏 (jibbhāe)	𑀚𑀺𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀸𑀡𑀁 (jibbhāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀚𑀺𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀸𑀏 (jibbhāe)	𑀚𑀺𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀸𑀲𑀼 (jibbhāsu) or 𑀚𑀺𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀸𑀲𑀼𑀁 (jibbhāsuṃ)
Vocative	𑀚𑀺𑀩𑁆𑀪𑁂 (jibbhe)	𑀚𑀺𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀸𑀑 (jibbhāo) or 𑀚𑀺𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀸 (jibbhā)

Descendants

• Awadhi: जीभ (jībh)
• Dhivehi: ދޫ (dū)
• Sinhalese: දිව (diwa)
• Assamese: জিভা (zibha)
• Bengali: জিভ (jibh)
• Bihari:
  • Bhojpuri: जीभि (jībhi)
  • Magahi: 𑂔𑂲𑂦 (jībh)
  • Maithili: जीहा (jīhā)
• Odia: ଜିଭ (jibha)
• Sylheti: ꠎꠤꠙꠞꠣ (zifra)
• Konkani: जीभ (jībh)
• Old Marathi: जीभ (jībha)
  • Marathi: जीभ (jībh)
• Garhwali: जीभ (jībh)
• Gujarati: જીભ (jībh)
• Hindustani:

  Hindi: जीभ (jībh)

  Urdu: جیبھ (jībh)

• Kumaoni: जीभ (jībh)
• Nepali: जिब्रो (jibro)
• Punjabi: ਜੀਭ (jībh), ਜਿੱਭ (jibbha)
• Romani: ćhib (“tongue; language”), shib (Anglicized), čhib, śib, șib (Pan-Vlax)
  • Caló: chipí
• Sindhi: ڄِڀَ (j̄ibha)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “pitŕ̊”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 462