𑀲𑀼𑀫𑀺

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

Etymology tree

Sanskrit अस्मि (asmi)

Ashokan Prakrit 𑀲𑀼𑀫𑀺 (sumi)

Inherited from Sanskrit अस्मि (asmi, “I am”, 1sg.pres) or its sandhi form ऽस्मि (ʼsmi); see there for more.

Pronoun

𑀲𑀼𑀫𑀺 (sumi)

1. I

Alternative forms

Attested at Gavimath, Maski, Panguraria, Rupnath and Sahasram.

Dialectal forms of 𑀅𑀳𑀁 (“I”)
Variety	Location	Forms edit
Central	Kalsi	𑀳𑀓𑀁 (hakaṃ)
	Delhi-Topra	𑀳𑀓𑀁 (hakaṃ)
	Rupnath	𑀲𑀼𑀫𑀺 (sumi), 𑀲𑀼𑀫𑀺 𑀳𑀓𑀁 (sumi hakaṃ)
	Bairat	𑀳𑀓𑀁 partial (hakaṃ)
	Sahasram	𑀲𑀼𑀫𑀺 (sumi)
	Gujarra	𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀺 partial (smi)
	Calcutta-Bairat	𑀳𑀓𑀁 (hakaṃ)
	Panguraria	𑀲𑀼𑀫𑀺 (sumi)
	Bahapur	𑀳𑀓𑁂 (hake)
East	Dhauli	𑀳𑀓𑀁 (hakaṃ)
	Jaugada	𑀳𑀓𑀁 (hakaṃ)
Northwest	Shahbazgarhi	𐨀𐨱𐨎 (ahaṃ)
	Mansehra	𐨀𐨀𐨎 (aaṃ)
West	Girnar	𑀅𑀳𑀁 (ahaṃ)
South	Yerragudi	𑀳𑀓𑀁 (hakaṃ)
	Siddapura	𑀳𑀓𑀁 partial (hakaṃ)
	Brahmagiri	𑀳𑀓𑀁 (hakaṃ)
	Maski	𑀲𑀼𑀫𑀺 (sumi)
	Jatinga-Rameshwara	𑀳𑀓𑀁 (hakaṃ)
	Udegolam	𑀳𑀓𑀁 (hakaṃ)
	Gavimath	𑀲𑀼𑀫𑀺 (sumi)

Map of dialectal forms of 𑀅𑀳𑀁 (“I”)
𑀳𑀓𑀁 (hakaṃ) (11) 𑀲𑀼𑀫𑀺 (sumi) (5) 𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀺 (smi) (1) 𐨀𐨀𐨎 (aaṃ) (1) 𑀳𑀓𑁂 (hake) (1) 𑀲𑀼𑀫𑀺 𑀳𑀓𑀁 (sumi hakaṃ) (1) 𑀅𑀳𑀁 (ahaṃ) (1) 𐨀𐨱𐨎 (ahaṃ) (1)

References

• Andersen, Paul Kent (1990) “sumi”, in Studies in the Minor Rock Edicts of Aśoka, Freiburg: Hedwig Falk, page 176