𑀫𑀬𑀡𑀸𑀪𑀺

Prakrit

Alternative forms

• 𑀫𑀬𑀡𑀸𑀳𑀺 (mayaṇāhi)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-Iranian *mr̥gás

Sanskrit मृग (mṛga)

Sanskrit नाभि (nābhi)

Sanskrit मृगनाभि (mṛganābhi)

Prakrit 𑀫𑀬𑀡𑀸𑀪𑀺

Inherited from Sanskrit मृगनाभि (mṛganābhi).

Noun

𑀫𑀬𑀡𑀸𑀪𑀺 (mayaṇābhi) m or f (Devanagari मयणाभि)

1. musk

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀫𑀬𑀡𑀸𑀪𑀺 (masculine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀫𑀬𑀡𑀸𑀪𑀻 (mayaṇābhī)	𑀫𑀬𑀡𑀸𑀪𑀺𑀡𑁄 (mayaṇābhiṇo) or 𑀫𑀬𑀡𑀸𑀪𑀻 (mayaṇābhī) or 𑀫𑀬𑀡𑀸𑀪𑀻𑀑 (mayaṇābhīo) or 𑀫𑀬𑀡𑀸𑀪𑀑 (mayaṇābhao) or 𑀫𑀬𑀡𑀸𑀪𑀉 (mayaṇābhaü)
Accusative	𑀫𑀬𑀡𑀸𑀪𑀺𑀁 (mayaṇābhiṃ)	𑀫𑀬𑀡𑀸𑀪𑀺𑀡𑁄 (mayaṇābhiṇo) or 𑀫𑀬𑀡𑀸𑀪𑀻 (mayaṇābhī) or 𑀫𑀬𑀡𑀸𑀪𑀑 (mayaṇābhao)
Instrumental	𑀫𑀬𑀡𑀸𑀪𑀺𑀡𑀸 (mayaṇābhiṇā)	𑀫𑀬𑀡𑀸𑀪𑀻𑀳𑀺 (mayaṇābhīhi) or 𑀫𑀬𑀡𑀸𑀪𑀻𑀳𑀺𑀁 (mayaṇābhīhiṃ)
Dative	—	—
Ablative	𑀫𑀬𑀡𑀸𑀪𑀻𑀑 (mayaṇābhīo) or 𑀫𑀬𑀡𑀸𑀪𑀻𑀉 (mayaṇābhīu) or 𑀫𑀬𑀡𑀸𑀪𑀺𑀡𑁄 (mayaṇābhiṇo) or 𑀫𑀬𑀡𑀸𑀪𑀻𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (mayaṇābhīhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀫𑀬𑀡𑀸𑀪𑀺𑀲𑁆𑀲 (mayaṇābhissa) or 𑀫𑀬𑀡𑀸𑀪𑀺𑀡𑁄 (mayaṇābhiṇo)	𑀫𑀬𑀡𑀸𑀪𑀻𑀡 (mayaṇābhīṇa) or 𑀫𑀬𑀡𑀸𑀪𑀻𑀡𑀁 (mayaṇābhīṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀫𑀬𑀡𑀸𑀪𑀺𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (mayaṇābhimmi)	𑀫𑀬𑀡𑀸𑀪𑀻𑀲𑀼 (mayaṇābhīsu) or 𑀫𑀬𑀡𑀸𑀪𑀻𑀲𑀼𑀁 (mayaṇābhīsuṃ)
Vocative	𑀫𑀬𑀡𑀸𑀪𑀺 (mayaṇābhi) or 𑀫𑀬𑀡𑀸𑀪𑀻 (mayaṇābhī)	𑀫𑀬𑀡𑀸𑀪𑀺𑀡𑁄 (mayaṇābhiṇo) or 𑀫𑀬𑀡𑀸𑀪𑀻 (mayaṇābhī)

Maharastri declension of 𑀫𑀬𑀡𑀸𑀪𑀺 (feminine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀫𑀬𑀡𑀸𑀪𑀻 (mayaṇābhī)	𑀫𑀬𑀡𑀸𑀪𑀻𑀑 (mayaṇābhīo) or 𑀫𑀬𑀡𑀸𑀪𑀻 (mayaṇābhī)
Accusative	𑀫𑀬𑀡𑀸𑀪𑀺𑀁 (mayaṇābhiṃ)	𑀫𑀬𑀡𑀸𑀪𑀻𑀑 (mayaṇābhīo) or 𑀫𑀬𑀡𑀸𑀪𑀻 (mayaṇābhī)
Instrumental	𑀫𑀬𑀡𑀸𑀪𑀻𑀏 (mayaṇābhīe)	𑀫𑀬𑀡𑀸𑀪𑀻𑀳𑀺 (mayaṇābhīhi) or 𑀫𑀬𑀡𑀸𑀪𑀻𑀳𑀺𑀁 (mayaṇābhīhiṃ)
Dative	—	—
Ablative	𑀫𑀬𑀡𑀸𑀪𑀻𑀑 (mayaṇābhīo)	𑀫𑀬𑀡𑀸𑀪𑀻𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (mayaṇābhīhiṃto)
Genitive	𑀫𑀬𑀡𑀸𑀪𑀻𑀏 (mayaṇābhīe)	𑀫𑀬𑀡𑀸𑀪𑀻𑀡 (mayaṇābhīṇa) or 𑀫𑀬𑀡𑀸𑀪𑀻𑀡𑀁 (mayaṇābhīṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀫𑀬𑀡𑀸𑀪𑀻𑀏 (mayaṇābhīe)	𑀫𑀬𑀡𑀸𑀪𑀻𑀲𑀼 (mayaṇābhīsu) or 𑀫𑀬𑀡𑀸𑀪𑀻𑀲𑀼𑀁 (mayaṇābhīsuṃ)
Vocative	𑀫𑀬𑀡𑀸𑀪𑀺 (mayaṇābhi) or 𑀫𑀬𑀡𑀸𑀪𑀻 (mayaṇābhī)	𑀫𑀬𑀡𑀸𑀪𑀻𑀑 (mayaṇābhīo) or 𑀫𑀬𑀡𑀸𑀪𑀻 (mayaṇābhī)

Descendants

• Apabhramsa: 𑆩𑆴𑆃𑆟𑆳𑆲𑆴 (miaṇāhi)

References

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928), “मय”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 673.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “mr̥ganābhi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 593