π‘€˜π‘‚π‘€―

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Ashokan Prakrit

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit ΰ€šΰ₯ˆΰ€΅ (caiva), from ΰ€š (ca) +‎ ΰ€ΰ€΅ (evΓ‘). By surface analysis, π‘€˜ (ca) +‎ 𑀏𑀯 (eva).

Particle

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π‘€˜π‘‚π‘€― (ceva)

  1. and indeed

Alternative forms

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Attested at Delhi-Topra, Dhauli, Girnar, Jaugada, Kalsi and Lauriya-Araraj.

Dialectal forms of π‘€˜π‘‚π‘€― (β€œand indeed”)
Variety Location Lemmas Forms
Central Kalsi π‘€˜π‘‚π‘€―π‘€Έ (cevā), π‘€˜π‘‚π‘€― (ceva)
Delhi-Topra π‘€˜π‘‚π‘€―π‘€Έ (cevā), π‘€˜π‘‚π‘€― (ceva)
Lauriya-Araraj π‘€˜π‘‚π‘€― (ceva)
East Dhauli π‘€˜π‘‚π‘€― (ceva)
Jaugada π‘€˜π‘‚π‘€― (ceva)
Northwest Shahbazgarhi 𐨕𐨅𐨬 (ceva)
Mansehra 𐨕𐨅𐨬 (ceva)
West Girnar π‘€˜π‘‚π‘€― (ceva)
Map of dialectal forms of π‘€˜π‘‚π‘€― (β€œand indeed”)
π‘€˜π‘‚π‘€― (ceva) (6)
π‘€˜π‘‚π‘€―π‘€Έ (cevā) (2)
𐨕𐨅𐨬 (ceva) (2)

Descendants

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References

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  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) β€œcaiva”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press