𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀇

Prakrit

Alternative forms

• 𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀤𑀺 (jīvadi) — Śaurasenī

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit जीवति (jīvati), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *ȷ́íHwati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ǰíHwati, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷíh₃weti (“to live”).

Verb

𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀇 (jīvaï) (Devanagari जीवइ)

1. lives

Descendants

• Eastern:
  • Bengali: জিয়া (jiẏa)
  • Bihari:
    • Bhojpuri: जीयल (jīyal)
    • Maithili: जियब (jiyab)
  • Early Assamese: জী (jī)
    • Assamese: জীয়া (zia)
  • Odia: ଜୀବା (jibā)
• Southern:
  • Marathi: जिणे (jiṇe)
• Central:
  • Old Gujarati: जीवइ (jīvaï)
    • Gujarati: જીવવું (jīvvũ)
  • Hindi: जीना (jīnā)
  • Kumaoni: ज्यूणो (jyūṇo)
  • Nepali: जिउनु (jiunu)
  • Punjabi: ਜਿਊਣਾ (jiūṇā)
  • Romani: ʒivel, ʒuvel (International Standard); dživel, džuvel (Pan-Vlax); zhuvel (Anglicized)
  • Sindhi: जिअणु (jiaṇu)

References

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