𑀅𑀕

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See also: 𑀅𑀕𑀺

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

From Sanskrit अग्र (ágra). Cognate with Pali agga.

Noun

𑀅𑀕 (aga /agga/) n

front, top

Alternative forms

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

Dialectal forms of 𑀅𑀕 (“top, front”)
Variety	Location	Forms edit
Central	Kalsi	𑀅𑀕 /agga/ (aga)
Central	Delhi-Topra	𑀅𑀕 /agga/ (aga)
East	Dhauli	𑀅𑀕 /agga/ (aga)
East	Jaugada	𑀅𑀕 /agga/ (aga)
Northwest	Shahbazgarhi	𐨀𐨒𐨿𐨪 (agra)
Northwest	Mansehra	𐨀𐨒𐨿𐨪 (agra)
West	Girnar	𑀅𑀕 /agga/ (aga)

Map of dialectal forms of 𑀅𑀕 (“top, front”)
𑀅𑀕 (aga) (5) 𐨀𐨒𐨿𐨪 (agra) (2)

Descendants

Prakrit: 𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕 (agga)
- 𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀮 (aggala)
  - Old Gujarati: आगलि (ā̃gali)
    - Gujarati: આગળ (āgaḷ)
- *𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕-𑀮-𑀅 (*agga-la-a)
  - Old Marathi:
    - Marathi: आगळे (āgḷe)
- 𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀸𑀑 (aggāo), 𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀸𑀤𑁄 (aggādo) (ablative singular)
  - Gujarati: અગાઉ (agāu)
  - Hindi: अगाऊ (agāū)
  - Old Marathi:
    Modi script: 𑘀𑘑𑘰𑘪 (aghāva), 𑘁𑘑𑘰𑘌 (āghāo), 𑘁𑘑𑘰𑘪 (āghāva)
    Devanagari script: अघाव (aghāva), आघाओ (āghāo), आघाव (āghāva)
    - Marathi: आगाऊ (āgāū)
  - Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਅਗਾਊਂ (agāū̃)
    Shahmukhi script: اگاؤں

References

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

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