𑀫𑀢
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Ashokan Prakrit
Etymology
Etymology tree
Inherited from Sanskrit मृ॒त (mṛtá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mr̥tás, from Proto-Indo-European *mr̥tós, from *mer- + *-tós.
Adjective
𑀫𑀢 (mata)
Alternative forms
Attested at Girnar.
| Dialectal forms of 𑀫𑀢 (“dead”) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Variety | Location | Lemmas | Forms |
| Central | Kalsi | 𑀫𑀝 (maṭa) | |
| Northwest | Shahbazgarhi | 𐨨𐨂𐨚 (muṭa) | |
| Mansehra | 𐨨𐨚 (maṭa) | ||
| West | Girnar | 𑀫𑀢 (mata) | |
| Map of dialectal forms of 𑀫𑀢 (“dead”) | ||
|---|---|---|
Descendants
- Prakrit: 𑀫𑀅 (maa), 𑀫𑀼𑀅 (mua), 𑀫𑀬 (maya) — Jain Māhārāṣṭrī, 𑀫𑀴 (maḷa) — Māgadhī, 𑀫𑀼𑀤 (muda) — Śaurasenī (see there for further descendants)
References
- Sen, Sukumar (1960) A Comparative Grammar of Middle Indo-Aryan, Linguistic Society of India, page 9.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mr̥tá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press