𑀆𑀟𑀼𑀣𑀼𑀫

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Prakrit

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Scythian *Artavatauxma (offspring of a righteous man), composed of Scythian *artava (righteous) + Scythian *tauxman (seed) (cf. Khotanese ttīma (seed)).[1]

Proper noun

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𑀆𑀟𑀼𑀣𑀼𑀫 (āḍuthuma) (Devanagari आडुथुम) [2]

  1. (Epigraphic Prakrit) a male given name from Scythian: Aduthuma, the name of an Indo-Scythian Buddhist donor

References

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  1. ^ Harmatta, Janos (1999) “Languages and scripts in Graeco-Bactria and the Saka Kingdoms”, in Harmatta, Janos, Puri, B. N., Etemadi, G. F., editors, History of civilizations of Central Asia[1], volume 2, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass Publishing House, →ISBN, pages 398-406
  2. ^ James Burgess, Bhagwanlal Indraji (1881) Inscriptions from the Cave-Temples of Western India: With Descriptive Notes &c.[2], Government Central Press, page 45