𐨗𐨣

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Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

    Inherited from Sanskrit ΰ€œΰ€¨ΰ₯‘ (jΓ‘na), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ÑnHas, from Proto-Indo-European *Η΅Γ©nh₁os, from *Η΅enh₁- + *-os.

    Noun

    𐨗𐨣 (janam

    1. Kharoshthi script form of π‘€šπ‘€¦ (β€œperson”)

    Declension

    Declension of 𐨗𐨣 (jana)
    singular plural
    nominative 𐨗𐨣𐨅, 𐨗𐨣𐨆
    jane, jano
    β€”
    accusative β€” β€”
    instrumental β€” β€”
    dative β€” β€”
    ablative β€” β€”
    genitive 𐨗𐨣𐨯
    janasa
    β€”
    locative β€” β€”

    Alternative forms

    Attested at Mansehra and Shahbazgarhi.

    Dialectal forms of π‘€šπ‘€¦ (β€œperson”)
    Variety Location Lemmas Forms
    Central Kalsi π‘€šπ‘€¦ (jana) π‘€šπ‘€¦π‘€² gen.sg (janasa), π‘€šπ‘€¦π‘€²π‘€Έ (janasā), ?π‘€šπ‘€¦π‘€±π‘€Έ (janaṣā), π‘€šπ‘€¦π‘‚ nom.sg (jane)
    Delhi-Topra π‘€šπ‘€¦ (jana) π‘€šπ‘€¦π‘€ acc.sg (janaαΉƒ), π‘€šπ‘€¦π‘€² gen.sg (janasa), π‘€šπ‘€¦π‘€²π‘€Ί loc.sg (janasi), π‘€šπ‘€¦π‘‚ nom.sg (jane)
    East Dhauli π‘€šπ‘€¦ (jana) π‘€šπ‘€¦π‘€² gen.sg (janasa), π‘€šπ‘€¦π‘‚ nom.sg (jane)
    Jaugada π‘€šπ‘€¦ (jana) π‘€šπ‘€¦π‘€² gen.sg (janasa), π‘€šπ‘€¦π‘‚ nom.sg (jane)
    Northwest Shahbazgarhi 𐨗𐨣 (jana) 𐨗𐨣 (jana), 𐨗𐨣𐨯 gen.sg (janasa), 𐨗𐨣𐨅 nom.sg (jane), 𐨗𐨣𐨆 nom.sg (jano)
    Mansehra 𐨗𐨣 (jana) 𐨗𐨣𐨯 gen.sg (janasa), 𐨗𐨣𐨅 nom.sg (jane)
    West Girnar π‘€šπ‘€¦ (jana) π‘€šπ‘€¦π‘€ acc.sg (janaαΉƒ), π‘€šπ‘€¦π‘€² gen.sg (janasa), π‘€šπ‘€¦π‘‚π‘€¦ ins.sg (janena), π‘€šπ‘€¦π‘„ nom.sg (jano)
    South Udegolam π‘€šπ‘€¦ (jana) π‘€šπ‘€¦π‘€ acc.sg (janaαΉƒ)
    Nittur π‘€šπ‘€¦ (jana) π‘€šπ‘€¦π‘€ acc.sg (janaαΉƒ)
    Map of dialectal forms of π‘€šπ‘€¦ (β€œperson”)
    π‘€šπ‘€¦ (jana) (18)
    𐨗𐨣 (jana) (6)

    References

    • Hultzsch, E (1925) Inscriptions of AΕ›oka (new edition), in Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum, volume 1, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 240.