𑀫𑀸
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Ashokan Prakrit
Etymology
| PIE word |
|---|
| *meh₁ |
From Sanskrit मा (mā́). Cognate with Pali mā, Gandhari 𐨨 (ma).
Particle
𑀫𑀸 (mā)
Alternative forms
Attested at Delhi-Topra, Dhauli, Girnar, Jaugada and Kalsi.
| Dialectal forms of 𑀫𑀸 (“not, do not”) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Variety | Location | Lemmas | Forms |
| Central | Kalsi | 𑀫𑀸 (mā), 𑀫 (ma) | |
| Delhi-Topra | 𑀫𑀸 (mā) | ||
| East | Dhauli | 𑀫𑀸 (mā) | |
| Jaugada | 𑀫𑀸 (mā) | ||
| Northwest | Shahbazgarhi | 𐨨 (ma) | |
| Mansehra | 𐨨 (ma) | ||
| West | Girnar | 𑀫𑀸 (mā) | |
| Map of dialectal forms of 𑀫𑀸 (“not, do not”) | ||
|---|---|---|
Descendants
- Prakrit: 𑀫𑀸 (mā)
- Apabhramsa: म (ma) (see there for further descendants)
- ⇒ Prakrit: 𑀫𑀸𑀇𑀅 (māia), 𑀫𑀸𑀇 (māi), 𑀫𑀇𑀅 (maïa)
- ⇒ Prakrit: 𑀫𑀁𑀢 (maṃta)
- Takka Apabhramsa:
- Vracada Apabhramsa:
- Sauraseni Prakrit:
Further reading
- Hultzsch, E (1925) Inscriptions of Aśoka (new edition), in Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum, volume 1, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 250.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “māˊ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Old Tamil
Etymology 1
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Adjective
𑀫𑀸 (mā)
Etymology 2
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Noun
𑀫𑀸 (mā)
Descendants
- Tamil: மா (mā)