𑀅𑀠𑀒𑀺𑀬

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Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

    Inherited from Sanskrit ΰ€…ΰ€°ΰ₯ΰ€§ΰ€€ΰ₯ƒΰ€€ΰ₯€ΰ€― (ardhatαΉ›tΔ«ya). The expected descendant (and probable intermediary) is *aḍhatatiya.

    Numeral

    𑀅𑀠𑀒𑀺𑀬 (aḍhatiya /aḍḍhatiya/) (cardinal number)

    1. two and a half, 2.5

    Declension

    Declension of 𑀅𑀠𑀒𑀺𑀬 (aḍhatiya)
    masculine feminine neuter
    singular plural singular plural singular plural
    nominative β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” 𑀅𑀠𑀒𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀦𑀺
    aḍhatiyāni
    accusative β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€”
    instrumental β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€”
    dative β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€”
    ablative β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€”
    genitive β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€”
    locative β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€”

    Alternative forms

    Attested at Gavimath, Gujarra, Maski, Panguraria, Rupnath and Sahasram.

    Dialectal forms of 𑀅𑀠𑀒𑀺𑀬 (β€œtwo and a half”)
    Variety Location Lemmas Forms
    Central Rupnath 𑀅𑀠𑀒𑀺𑀬 (aḍhatiya) ?𑀅𑀠𑀒𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀦𑀺 n.nom.pl (aḍhatiyāni)
    Sahasram 𑀅𑀠𑀒𑀺𑀬 (aḍhatiya) ?𑀅𑀠𑀒𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀦𑀺 n.nom.pl (aḍhatiyāni)
    Gujarra 𑀅𑀠𑀒𑀺𑀬 (aḍhatiya) 𑀅𑀠𑀒𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀦𑀺 n.nom.pl (aḍhatiyāni)
    Panguraria 𑀅𑀠𑀒𑀺𑀬 (aḍhatiya) ?𑀅𑀠𑀒𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀦𑀺 n.nom.pl (aḍhatiyāni)
    Bahapur 𑀅𑀠𑀸𑀒𑀺𑀬 (aḍhātiya) ?𑀅𑀠𑀸𑀒𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀦𑀺 n.nom.pl (aḍhātiyāni)
    South Siddapura 𑀅𑀠𑀸𑀒𑀺𑀬 (aḍhātiya) ?𑀅𑀠𑀸𑀒𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀦𑀺 n.nom.pl (aḍhātiyāni)
    Brahmagiri 𑀅𑀠𑀸𑀒𑀺𑀬 (aḍhātiya) 𑀅𑀠𑀸𑀒𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀦𑀺 n.nom.pl (aḍhātiyāni)
    Maski 𑀅𑀠𑀒𑀺𑀬 (aḍhatiya) ?𑀅𑀠𑀒𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀦𑀺 n.nom.pl (aḍhatiyāni)
    Rajula-Mandagiri 𑀅𑀠𑀸𑀒𑀺𑀬 (aḍhātiya) 𑀅𑀠𑀸𑀒𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀦𑀺 n.nom.pl (aḍhātiyāni)
    Nittur 𑀅𑀠𑀸𑀒𑀺𑀬 (aḍhātiya) 𑀅𑀠𑀸𑀒𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀦𑀺 n.nom.pl (aḍhātiyāni)
    Gavimath 𑀅𑀠𑀒𑀺𑀬 (aḍhatiya) 𑀅𑀠𑀒𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀦𑀺 n.nom.pl (aḍhatiyāni)
    Map of dialectal forms of 𑀅𑀠𑀒𑀺𑀬 (β€œtwo and a half”)
    𑀅𑀠𑀒𑀺𑀬 (aḍhatiya) (6)
    𑀅𑀠𑀸𑀒𑀺𑀬 (aḍhātiya) (5)

    Descendants

    References

    • Andersen, Paul Kent (1990) β€œaḍhatiya-”, in Studies in the Minor Rock Edicts of AΕ›oka, Freiburg: Hedwig Falk, page 136
    • Hultzsch, E (1925) Inscriptions of AΕ›oka (new edition), in Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum, volume 1, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 232.