𐨀𐨒𐨁
Ashokan Prakrit
Etymology
From Sanskrit अग्नि (agní). Cognate with Pali aggi.
Adjective
𐨀𐨒𐨁 (agi /aggi/) (Mansehra)
- Kharoshthi script form of 𑀅𑀕𑀺 (“fire”, 𑀅𑀕𑀺)
Alternative forms
Attested at Mansehra.
| Dialectal forms of 𑀅𑀕𑀺 (“fire”) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Variety | Location | Forms edit |
| Central | Kalsi | 𑀅𑀕𑀺 (agi) |
| East | Dhauli | 𑀅𑀕𑀺 (agi) |
| Northwest | Shahbazgarhi | 𐨗𐨆𐨟𐨁 (joti) |
| Mansehra | 𐨀𐨒𐨁 (agi) | |
| West | Girnar | 𑀅𑀕𑀺 (agi) |
| Map of dialectal forms of 𑀅𑀕𑀺 (“fire”) | ||
|---|---|---|
 𑀅𑀕𑀺 (agi) (3) 𐨗𐨆𐨟𐨁 (joti) (1) 𐨀𐨒𐨁 (agi) (1) | ||
References
- Sen, Sukumar (1960) A Comparative Grammar of Middle Indo-Aryan, Linguistic Society of India, page 44.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “agni”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Gandhari
Etymology
From Sanskrit अग्नि (agní), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hagníṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hagnís, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥gʷnís. Cognate with Pali aggi.
Noun
𐨀𐨒𐨁 (agi)
- fire
References
- Stefan Baums; Andrew Glass (2016), “¹agi”, in A Dictionary of Gandhari