𐨀𐨁𐨡𐨣𐨁

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Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit इदानीम् (idā́nīm). Cognate with Pali idānī, dāni.

Adverb

𐨀𐨁𐨡𐨣𐨁 (idani)

  1. now
    Synonym: 𑀅𑀥𑀼𑀦𑀸 (adhunā)

Alternative forms

Attested at Mansehra and Shahbazgarhi.

Dialectal forms of 𑀇𑀤𑀸𑀦𑀺 (“now”)
Variety Location Lemmas 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”)
𑀤𑀸𑀦𑀺 (dāni) (2)
𐨀𐨁𐨡𐨣𐨁 (idani) (2)
𑀇𑀤𑀸𑀦𑀺 (idāni) (1)

Derived terms

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)

  1. now
    Synonyms: 𐨣𐨂 (nu), 𐨀𐨗 (aja), 𐨀𐨯𐨂𐨣 (asuna), 𐨣𐨂𐨣 (nuna), 𐨀𐨅𐨡𐨪𐨱𐨁 (edarahi)

Further reading

  • Baums, Stefan, Glass, Andrew (2002–) “idani”, in A Dictionary of Gandhari‎

Niya Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit 𐨀𐨁𐨡𐨣𐨁 (idani).

Adverb

𐨀𐨁𐨡𐨣𐨁 (idani)

  1. now
    Synonym: 𐨀𐨱𐨂𐨣𐨆 (ahuno)

Alternative forms

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