𑀤𑀺𑀁𑀦
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Ashokan Prakrit
Etymology
From Sanskrit *दिन्न (dinna),[1] दत्त (dattá), from Proto-Indo-European *de-dh₃-tó-s, from *deh₃- (“to give”). Cognate with Pali dinna.
Adjective
𑀤𑀺𑀁𑀦 (diṃna /diṇṇa/)
Alternative forms
Attested at Allahabad-Kosambi, Delhi-Meerut, Delhi-Topra, Lauriya-Araraj, Lauriya-Nandangarh and Rampurva.
| Dialectal forms of 𑀤𑀺𑀁𑀦 (“given”) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Variety | Location | Forms |
| Central | Delhi-Topra | 𑀤𑀺𑀁𑀦 /diṇṇa/ (diṃna) |
| Delhi-Meerut | 𑀤𑀺𑀁𑀦 /diṇṇa/ (diṃna) | |
| Rampurva | 𑀤𑀺𑀁𑀦 /diṇṇa/ (diṃna) | |
| Lauriya-Nandangarh | 𑀤𑀺𑀁𑀦 /diṇṇa/ (diṃna) | |
| Lauriya-Araraj | 𑀤𑀺𑀁𑀦 /diṇṇa/ (diṃna) | |
| Allahabad-Kosambi | 𑀤𑀺𑀁𑀦 /diṇṇa/ (diṃna) | |
| Barabar | 𑀤𑀺𑀦 /diṇṇa/ (dina) | |
| Map of dialectal forms of 𑀤𑀺𑀁𑀦 (“given”) | ||
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Descendants
- Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀤𑀺𑀡𑁆𑀡 (diṇṇa)
- ⇒ Maharastri Prakrit: *𑀤𑀺𑀡𑁆𑀡-𑀮𑁆𑀮-𑀅 (*diṇṇa-lla-a)
- Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀤𑀺𑀡𑁆𑀡 (diṇṇa)
References
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dattá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Further reading
- Sen, Sukumar (1960) A Comparative Grammar of Middle Indo-Aryan, Linguistic Society of India, page 173.