𑀧𑀟𑀤𑀺

Prakrit

Alternative forms

• 𑀧𑀟𑀇 (paḍaï) — Maharastri, Ardhamagadhi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit पतति (pátati). Cognate with Pali patati.

Verb

𑀧𑀟𑀤𑀺 (paḍadi) (Devanagari पडदि) (intransitive) (Magadhi, Sauraseni)

1. to fall

Descendants

• Assamese: পৰা (pora)
• Bengali: পড়া (poṛa)
• Hindustani:
  • Hindi: पड़ना (paṛnā)
  • Urdu: پڑنا (paṛnā)
• Nepali: पर्नु (parnu)
• Old Gujarati: पडिवउं (paḍivaüṃ)
  • Gujarati: પડવું (paḍvũ)
• Rohingya: fore
• Sylheti: ꠙꠠꠣ (foṛa)

Further reading

• Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 160.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “paḍaï”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press