𑀡𑁂𑀇

Prakrit

Etymology

Maharastri Prakrit verb set
𑀡𑀺𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀇 (ṇijjaï)
𑀡𑁂𑀇 (ṇei)

Inherited from Sanskrit नयति (náyati). Cognate with Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡𑁂𑀤𑀺 (ṇedi), Pali neti.

Verb

𑀡𑁂𑀇 (ṇei) (Devanagari णेइ, Kannada ಣೇಇ) (transitive) (Maharastri)

1. to lead, take

Derived terms

• 𑀆𑀡𑁂𑀇 (āṇei, “to bring”)
• 𑀉𑀯𑀡𑁂𑀇 (uvaṇei, “to bring near”)
• 𑀧𑀭𑀺𑀡𑁂𑀇 (pariṇei, “to marry”)

Descendants

• Old Marathi:

  Devanagari script: नेणे (neṇe)

  Modi script: 𑘡𑘹𑘜𑘹 (neṇe)

  • Marathi: नेणे (neṇe, “to carry”)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “náyati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
• Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 120.