𐨀𐨁𐨡𐨣𐨁
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Ashokan Prakrit
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit इदानीम् (idā́nīm). Cognate with Pali idānī, dāni.
Adverb
𐨀𐨁𐨡𐨣𐨁 (idani)
Alternative forms
Attested at Mansehra and Shahbazgarhi.
| Dialectal forms of 𑀇𑀤𑀸𑀦𑀺 (“now”) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Variety | Location | Forms |
| Central | Kalsi | 𑀇𑀤𑀸𑀦𑀺 (idāni) |
| Rupnath | 𑀤𑀸𑀦𑀺 (dāni) | |
| Northwest | Shahbazgarhi | 𐨀𐨁𐨡𐨣𐨁 (idani) |
| Mansehra | 𐨀𐨁𐨡𐨣𐨁 (idani) | |
| South | Maski | 𑀤𑀸𑀦𑀺 (dāni) |
| Map of dialectal forms of 𑀇𑀤𑀸𑀦𑀺 (“now”) | ||
|---|---|---|
Derived terms
- *𐨀𐨁𐨡𐨣𐨁 𐨀𐨅𐨬 (*idani eva)
Descendants
Further reading
- Hultzsch, E (1925) Inscriptions of Aśoka (new edition), in Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum, volume 1, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 236.
- Sen, Sukumar (1960) A Comparative Grammar of Middle Indo-Aryan, Linguistic Society of India, page 129.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “idani”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 71
Gandhari
Etymology
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit 𐨀𐨁𐨡𐨣𐨁 (idani).
Adverb
𐨀𐨁𐨡𐨣𐨁 (idani)
Further reading
Niya Prakrit
Etymology
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit 𐨀𐨁𐨡𐨣𐨁 (idani).
Adverb
𐨀𐨁𐨡𐨣𐨁 (idani)
Alternative forms
- 𐨀𐨁𐨟𐨣𐨁 (itani)
Further reading
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “idani”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 71