𑀫𑀢

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

From Sanskrit मृत (mṛtá), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *mr̥tás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mr̥tás, from Proto-Indo-European *mr̥tós (“dead”), from *mer- (“to die”).

Adjective

𑀫𑀢 (mata) (Girnar)

  1. dead

Alternative forms
Dialectal forms of 𑀫𑀢 (“dead”)
Variety Location Forms
Central Kalsi 𑀫𑀝 (maṭa)
Northwest Shahbazgarhi 𐨨𐨂𐨚 (muṭa)
Mansehra 𐨨𐨚 (maṭa)
West Girnar 𑀫𑀢 (mata)
Map of dialectal forms of 𑀫𑀢 (“dead”)
𑀫𑀝 (maṭa) (1)
𐨨𐨚‎ (maṭa) (1)
𑀫𑀢 (mata) (1)
𐨨𐨂𐨚‎ (muṭa) (1)

Derived terms
  • *𑀫𑀢-𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮 (*mata-illa)
    • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀫𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮 (maïlla)
  • *𑀫𑀢-𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮-𑀇𑀓𑀸 (*mata-illa-ikā)
    • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀫𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀺𑀆 (maïlliā)
  • *𑀫𑀢-𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮-𑀓 (*mata-illa-ka)
    • Maharastri Prakrit: *𑀫𑀅-𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮-𑀅 (*maä-illa-a)
      • Old Marathi:
        Modi: 𑘦𑘹𑘩𑘹𑘽 (meleṁ)
        Devanagari: मेलें (meleṃ)
  • *𑀫𑀼𑀢 (*muta)
    • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀫𑀼𑀅 (mua)
    • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀫𑀼𑀤 (muda)
  • *𑀫𑀼𑀢-𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮-𑀓 (*muta-illa-ka)
    • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀫𑀽𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀅 (mūillaä)
  • *𑀫𑀼𑀢-𑀓 (*muta-ka)
  • *𑀫𑀼𑀢-𑀮 (*muta-la)
    • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀫𑀼𑀅𑀮 (muala)

Descendants
  • Ardhamagadhi Prakrit: 𑀫𑀟 (maḍa), 𑀫𑀬 (maya)
  • Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀫𑀴 (maḷa)
  • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀫𑀅 (maä)

References
  • Sen, Sukumar (1960) A Comparative Grammar of Middle Indo-Aryan‎, Linguistic Society of India, page 9
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) , “mr̥tá (10278)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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