𑀤𑀺𑀁𑀦
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.
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]] /diṇṇa/</spa) |
| Delhi-Meerut | 𑀤𑀺𑀁𑀦 /diṇṇa/ (diṃna]] /diṇṇa/</spa) | |
| Rampurva | 𑀤𑀺𑀁𑀦 /diṇṇa/ (diṃna]] /diṇṇa/</spa) | |
| Lauriya-Nandangarh | 𑀤𑀺𑀁𑀦 /diṇṇa/ (diṃna]] /diṇṇa/</spa) | |
| Lauriya-Araraj | 𑀤𑀺𑀁𑀦 /diṇṇa/ (diṃna]] /diṇṇa/</spa) | |
| Allahabad-Kosambi | 𑀤𑀺𑀁𑀦 /diṇṇa/ (diṃna]] /diṇṇa/</spa) | |
| Barabar | 𑀤𑀺𑀦 /diṇṇa/ (dina]] /diṇṇa/</spa) | |
| Map of dialectal forms of 𑀤𑀺𑀁𑀦 (“given”) | ||
|---|---|---|
 𑀤𑀺𑀁𑀦 (diṃna) (6) 𑀤𑀺𑀦 (dina) (1) | ||
Descendants
- Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀤𑀺𑀡𑁆𑀡 (diṇṇa)
- ⇒ Maharastri Prakrit: *𑀤𑀺𑀡𑁆𑀡-𑀮𑁆𑀮-𑀅 (*diṇṇa-lla-a)
- Old Marathi:
- Modi: 𑘟𑘲𑘡𑘿𑘮𑘩𑘹𑘽 (dīnhaleṃ, perfective of 𑘟𑘹𑘜𑘹 (deṇe), 𑘠𑘹𑘜𑘹 (dheṇe))
- Devanagari: दिन्हलें (dinhaleṃ, perfective of देणे (deṇe), धेणे (dheṇe))
- Old Marathi:
- Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀤𑀺𑀡𑁆𑀡 (diṇṇa)
- Sindhi:(ॾिन- Past stem of ॾिअणु)
- Arabic: ڏِنو
- Devanagari: ॾिनो(verb; gave)(Other forms : ॾिनल(past participle; given))
- Sindhi:(ॾिन- Past stem of ॾिअणु)
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.
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