𐨟𐨿𐨪𐨩𐨆
Ashokan Prakrit
Etymology
From Sanskrit त्रयस् (tráyas) (see त्रि (trí)), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *tráyas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tráyas, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes. Cognate with Pali tayo.
Numeral
𐨟𐨿𐨪𐨩𐨆 (trayo) (Shahbazgarhi)
- three
Alternative forms
| Dialectal forms of 𑀢𑀺𑀁𑀦𑀺 (“three”) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Variety | Location | Forms edit |
| Central | Kalsi | 𑀢𑀺𑀦𑀺 (tini), 𑀢𑀺𑀁𑀦𑀺 (tiṃni) |
| Delhi-Topra | 𑀢𑀺𑀁𑀦𑀺 (tiṃni) | |
| Delhi-Meerut | 𑀢𑀺𑀁𑀦𑀺 (tiṃni) | |
| Rampurva | 𑀢𑀺𑀁𑀦𑀺 (tiṃni) | |
| Lauriya-Nandangarh | 𑀢𑀺𑀁𑀦𑀺 (tiṃni) | |
| Lauriya-Araraj | 𑀢𑀺𑀁𑀦𑀺 (tiṃni) | |
| Kosambi | 𑀢𑀺𑀁𑀦𑀺 (tiṃni) | |
| East | Dhauli | 𑀢𑀺𑀁𑀦𑀺 (tiṃni) |
| Jaugada | 𑀢𑀺𑀁𑀦𑀺 (tiṃni) | |
| Northwest | Shahbazgarhi | 𐨟𐨿𐨪𐨩𐨆 (trayo) |
| Mansehra | 𐨟𐨁𐨣𐨁 (tini) | |
| West | Girnar | 𑀢𑀻 (tī), 𑀢𑁆𑀭𑀻 (trī) |
| Map of dialectal forms of 𑀢𑀺𑀁𑀦𑀺 (“three”) | ||
|---|---|---|
 𑀢𑀺𑀁𑀦𑀺 (tiṃni) (9) 𑀢𑀺𑀦𑀺 (tini) (1) 𑀢𑁆𑀭𑀻 (trī) (1) 𐨟𐨁𐨣𐨁 (tini) (1) 𐨟𐨿𐨪𐨩𐨆 (trayo) (1) 𑀢𑀻 (tī) (1) | ||
Descendants
- Ardhamagadhi Prakrit: 𑀢𑀑 (taö)
- Sauraseni Prakrit: [Term?]
- Kachchi: ત્રે (tre)
- Kholosi: tereda
- Sindhi:
- Arabic: ٽي
- Devanagari: टे
- Vaghri: ત્રે (tre)
References
- Sen, Sukumar (1960) A Comparative Grammar of Middle Indo-Aryan, Linguistic Society of India, page 133
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) , “tráyaḥ (5994)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press