𑀫𑀁𑀤𑀺𑀭

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मन्दिर (mandira). Cognate with Pali mandira.

Noun

𑀫𑀁𑀤𑀺𑀭 (maṃdira) n (Devanagari मंदिर, Kannada ಮಂದಿರ) (Māhārāṣṭrī)

1. house, dwelling
   • c. 8th century CE, Vākpati-rāja, Gauḍavadha
2. fort

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀫𑀁𑀤𑀺𑀭 (neuter)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀫𑀁𑀤𑀺𑀭𑀁 (maṃdiraṃ)	𑀫𑀁𑀤𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀇𑀁 (maṃdirāiṃ) or 𑀫𑀁𑀤𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀇 (maṃdirāi)
Accusative	𑀫𑀁𑀤𑀺𑀭𑀁 (maṃdiraṃ)	𑀫𑀁𑀤𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀇𑀁 (maṃdirāiṃ) or 𑀫𑀁𑀤𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀇 (maṃdirāi)
Instrumental	𑀫𑀁𑀤𑀺𑀭𑁂𑀡 (maṃdireṇa) or 𑀫𑀁𑀤𑀺𑀭𑁂𑀡𑀁 (maṃdireṇaṃ)	𑀫𑀁𑀤𑀺𑀭𑁂𑀳𑀺 (maṃdirehi) or 𑀫𑀁𑀤𑀺𑀭𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (maṃdirehiṃ)
Dative	𑀫𑀁𑀤𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀅 (maṃdirāa)	—
Ablative	𑀫𑀁𑀤𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀑 (maṃdirāo) or 𑀫𑀁𑀤𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀉 (maṃdirāu) or 𑀫𑀁𑀤𑀺𑀭𑀸 (maṃdirā) or 𑀫𑀁𑀤𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀳𑀺 (maṃdirāhi) or 𑀫𑀁𑀤𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (maṃdirāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀫𑀁𑀤𑀺𑀭𑀲𑁆𑀲 (maṃdirassa)	𑀫𑀁𑀤𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀡 (maṃdirāṇa) or 𑀫𑀁𑀤𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀁 (maṃdirāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀫𑀁𑀤𑀺𑀭𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (maṃdirammi) or 𑀫𑀁𑀤𑀺𑀭𑁂 (maṃdire)	𑀫𑀁𑀤𑀺𑀭𑁂𑀲𑀼 (maṃdiresu) or 𑀫𑀁𑀤𑀺𑀭𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (maṃdiresuṃ)
Vocative	𑀫𑀁𑀤𑀺𑀭 (maṃdira) or 𑀫𑀁𑀤𑀺𑀭𑀸 (maṃdirā)	𑀫𑀁𑀤𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀇𑀁 (maṃdirāiṃ) or 𑀫𑀁𑀤𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀇 (maṃdirāi)

Descendants

• Apabhramsa: मंदिर (maṃdira)

Further reading

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923-1928) “मंदिर”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 665.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mandirá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 566