𐨀𐨁𐨡𐨣𐨁
Ashokan Prakrit
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit इदानीम् (idā́nīm). Cognate with Pali idānī, dāni.
Adverb
𐨀𐨁𐨡𐨣𐨁 (idani)
- now
- Synonym: 𑀅𑀥𑀼𑀦𑀸 (adhunā)
Alternative forms
Attested at Shahbazgarhi.
Dialectal forms of 𑀇𑀤𑀸𑀦𑀺 (“now”) | ||
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Variety | Location | Forms edit |
Central | Kalsi | 𑀇𑀤𑀸𑀦𑀺 (idāni) |
Rupnath | 𑀤𑀸𑀦𑀺 (dāni) | |
Northwest | Shahbazgarhi | 𐨀𐨁𐨡𐨣𐨁 (idani) |
Map of dialectal forms of 𑀇𑀤𑀸𑀦𑀺 (“now”) | ||
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𑀇𑀤𑀸𑀦𑀺 (idāni) (1) 𐨀𐨁𐨡𐨣𐨁 (idani) (1) 𑀤𑀸𑀦𑀺 (dāni) (1) |
Derived terms
- *𐨀𐨁𐨡𐨣𐨁 𐨀𐨅𐨬 (*idani eva)
- Helu Prakrit:
- Dhivehi: ދެންމެ (den̊me)
- Sinhalese: දැන්ම (dænma)
- Helu Prakrit:
Descendants
- Gandhari: 𐨀𐨁𐨡𐨣𐨁 (idani)
- Helu Prakrit:
- Dhivehi: ދެން (den̊)
- Sinhalese: දැන් (dæn)
- Niya Prakrit: 𐨀𐨁𐨡𐨣𐨁 (idani)
Further reading
- Hultzsch, Eugen Julius Theodor, Inscriptions of Aśoka (new edition), in Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum volume 1, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1925, page 236.
- Sen, Sukumar (1960) A Comparative Grammar of Middle Indo-Aryan, Linguistic Society of India, page 129.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) , “idani”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 71.
Gandhari
Etymology
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit 𐨀𐨁𐨡𐨣𐨁 (idani).
Adverb
𐨀𐨁𐨡𐨣𐨁 (idani)
- now
- Synonyms: 𐨣𐨂 (nu), 𐨀𐨗 (aja), 𐨀𐨯𐨂𐨣 (asuna), 𐨣𐨂𐨣 (nuna), 𐨀𐨅𐨡𐨪𐨱𐨁 (edarahi)
Further reading
- Stefan Baums; Andrew Glass (2016) , “idani”, in A Dictionary of Gandhari
Niya Prakrit
Etymology
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit 𐨀𐨁𐨡𐨣𐨁 (idani).
Adverb
𐨀𐨁𐨡𐨣𐨁 (idani)
- now
- Synonym: 𐨀𐨱𐨂𐨣𐨆 (ahuno)
Alternative forms
- 𐨀𐨁𐨟𐨣𐨁 (itani)
Further reading
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) , “idani”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 71.