𑀤𑀺𑀁𑀦

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

From Sanskrit *दिन्न (dinna), दत्त (dattá), from Proto-Indo-European *de-dh₃-tó-s, from *deh₃- (“to give”). Cognate with Pali dinna.

Adjective

𑀤𑀺𑀁𑀦 (diṃna /diṇṇa/)

1. given

Alternative forms

Attested at Allahabad-Kosambi, Delhi-Meerut, Delhi-Topra, Lauriya-Araraj, Lauriya-Nandangarh and Rampurva.

Dialectal forms of 𑀤𑀺𑀁𑀦 (“given”)
Variety	Location	Forms edit
Central	Delhi-Topra	𑀤𑀺𑀁𑀦 /diṇṇa/ (diṃna]] /diṇṇa/</spa)
	Delhi-Meerut	𑀤𑀺𑀁𑀦 /diṇṇa/ (diṃna]] /diṇṇa/</spa)
	Rampurva	𑀤𑀺𑀁𑀦 /diṇṇa/ (diṃna]] /diṇṇa/</spa)
	Lauriya-Nandangarh	𑀤𑀺𑀁𑀦 /diṇṇa/ (diṃna]] /diṇṇa/</spa)
	Lauriya-Araraj	𑀤𑀺𑀁𑀦 /diṇṇa/ (diṃna]] /diṇṇa/</spa)
	Allahabad-Kosambi	𑀤𑀺𑀁𑀦 /diṇṇa/ (diṃna]] /diṇṇa/</spa)
	Barabar	𑀤𑀺𑀦 /diṇṇa/ (dina]] /diṇṇa/</spa)

Map of dialectal forms of 𑀤𑀺𑀁𑀦 (“given”)
𑀤𑀺𑀁𑀦 (diṃna) (6) 𑀤𑀺𑀦 (dina) (1)

Descendants

• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀤𑀺𑀡𑁆𑀡 (diṇṇa)
• ⇒ Maharastri Prakrit: *𑀤𑀺𑀡𑁆𑀡-𑀮𑁆𑀮-𑀅 (*diṇṇa-lla-a)
  • Old Marathi:

    Modi script: 𑘟𑘲𑘡𑘿𑘮𑘩𑘹𑘽 (dīnhaleṃ, perfective of 𑘟𑘹𑘜𑘹 (deṇe), 𑘠𑘹𑘜𑘹 (dheṇe))

    Devanagari script: दिन्हलें (dinhaleṃ, perfective of देणे (deṇe), धेणे (dheṇe))

• Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀤𑀺𑀡𑁆𑀡 (diṇṇa)
  • Sindhi:(ॾिन- Past stem of ॾिअणु)

    Arabic script: ڏِنو

    Devanagari script: ॾिनो(verb; gave)(Other forms : ॾिनल(past participle; given))

Further reading

• Sen, Sukumar (1960) A Comparative Grammar of Middle Indo-Aryan, Linguistic Society of India, page 173.