𑀅𑀚

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *h₁e
    Proto-Indo-European *déy-s ~ dy-és
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hadyás
    Sanskrit अद्य (adya)
    Ashokan Prakrit 𑀅𑀚 (aja)

    From Sanskrit अद्य (adyá), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hadyás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hadyás, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁e-dy-és. Cognate with Pali ajjā.

    Adverb

    𑀅𑀚 (aja /ajja/)

    1. today, now

    Alternative forms

    Attested at Dhauli, Girnar, Jaugada and Kalsi.

    Dialectal forms of 𑀅𑀚 (“today, now”)
    Variety Location Lemmas Forms
    Central Kalsi 𑀅𑀚 (aja), 𑀅𑀚𑀸 (ajā) 𑀅𑀚 /ajja/ (aja), 𑀅𑀚𑀸 /ajjā/ (ajā)
    East Dhauli 𑀅𑀚 (aja) 𑀅𑀚 /ajja/ (aja)
    Jaugada 𑀅𑀚 (aja) 𑀅𑀚 /ajja/ (aja)
    Northwest Shahbazgarhi 𐨀𐨗 (aja) 𐨀𐨗 /ajja/ (aja)
    Mansehra 𐨀𐨗 (aja) 𐨀𐨗 /ajja/ (aja)
    West Girnar 𑀅𑀚 (aja) 𑀅𑀚 /ajja/ (aja)
    Map of dialectal forms of 𑀅𑀚 (“today, now”)
    𑀅𑀚 (aja) (4)
    𐨀𐨗 (aja) (2)
    𑀅𑀚𑀸 (ajā) (1)

    Descendants

    • Khasa Prakrit:
    • Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬 (ayya)
    • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀅𑀚𑁆𑀚 (ajja)
      • Konkani:
        Devanagari script: आयज (āyaj)
        Kannada script: ಅಯಜ (āyaj)
        Latin script: aiz
      • Old Marathi:
        Devanagari script: आजि (āji), आजिं (ājiṃ)
        Modi script: 𑘁𑘕𑘲 (ājī), 𑘁𑘕𑘲𑘽 (ājīṃ)
    • Paisaci Prakrit:
      • Takka Apabhramsa:
      • Vracada Apabhramsa:
        • Kachchi: અજ (aja)
        • Sindhi:
          Arabic script: اَڄُ
          Devanagari script: अॼु (aj̈u)
    • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀅𑀚𑁆𑀚 (ajja)

    References

    • Sen, Sukumar (1960) A Comparative Grammar of Middle Indo-Aryan, Linguistic Society of India, page 48.
    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “adyá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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