𑀅𑀕

𑀅𑀕

See also: 𑀅𑀕𑀺

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

From Sanskrit अग्र (ágra). Cognate with Pali agga.

Noun

𑀅𑀕 (aga /agga/) n

1. front, top

Alternative forms

Attested at Delhi-Topra, Dhauli, Girnar, Jaugada and Kalsi.

Dialectal forms of 𑀅𑀕 (“top, front”)
Variety	Location	Forms edit
Central	Kalsi	𑀅𑀕 /agga/ (aga)
	Delhi-Topra	𑀅𑀕 /agga/ (aga)
East	Dhauli	𑀅𑀕 /agga/ (aga)
	Jaugada	𑀅𑀕 /agga/ (aga)
Northwest	Shahbazgarhi	𐨀𐨒𐨿𐨪 (agra)
	Mansehra	𐨀𐨒𐨿𐨪 (agra)
West	Girnar	𑀅𑀕 /agga/ (aga)

Map of dialectal forms of 𑀅𑀕 (“top, front”)
𑀅𑀕 (aga) (5) 𐨀𐨒𐨿𐨪‎ (agra) (2)

Descendants

• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕 (agga)
  • Old Marathi: (< 𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀸𑀑 (aggāo, ablative singular))

    Modi: 𑘀𑘑𑘰𑘪 (aghāva), 𑘁𑘑𑘰𑘌 (āghāo), 𑘁𑘑𑘰𑘪 (āghāva)

    Devanagari: अघाव (aghāva), आघाओ (āghāo), आघाव (āghāva)

    • Marathi: आगाऊ (āgāū)
• Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕 (agga)
  • Gujarati: અગાઉ (agāu) (< 𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀸𑀤𑁄 (aggādo, ablative singular))
  • Hindi: आगाऊ (āgāū) (< 𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀸𑀤𑁄 (aggādo, ablative singular))
  • Punjabi: (< 𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀸𑀤𑁄 (aggādo, ablative singular))

    Gurmukhi: ਅਗਾਊਂ (agāū̃)

    Shahmukhi: اگاؤں‎ (āgāaũ)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) , “ágra (68)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press