𑀅𑀕𑀺
Ashokan Prakrit
Etymology
From Sanskrit अग्नि (agní), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hagníṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hagnís, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥gʷnís. Cognate with Pali aggi.
Adjective
𑀅𑀕𑀺 (agi) (Dhauli, Girnar, Kalsi)
- fire
Alternative forms
Dialectal forms of 𑀅𑀕𑀺 (“fire”) | ||
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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”) | ||
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![]() 𑀅𑀕𑀺 (agi) (3) 𐨗𐨆𐨟𐨁 (joti) (1) 𐨀𐨒𐨁 (agi) (1) |
Descendants
- Ardhamagadhi Prakrit: 𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀺 (aggi), 𑀅𑀕𑀡𑀺 (agaṇi), 𑀅𑀕𑀺𑀡𑀺 (agiṇi)
- Old Awadhi: आगि (āgi)
- Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀺 (aggi)
- Bhojpuri:
- Devanagari: आगि (āgi)
- Kaithi: 𑂄𑂏𑂱 (āgi)
- Bhojpuri:
- Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀺 (aggi)
- Konkani: आग (āg)
- Old Marathi:
- Devanagari: आगि (āgi)
- Modi: 𑘁𑘐𑘲 (āgī)
- Marathi: आग (āg)
- Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀺 (aggi)
- Dogri:
- Devanagari: अग्ग (agg)
- Dogra: 𑠀𑠌𑠹𑠌 (𑠀𑠌𑠹𑠌)
- Old Gujarati: [Term?]
- Gujarati: આગ (āga)
- Hindustani:
- Old Hindi: [Term?]
- Hindi: आग (āg)
- Urdu: آگ (āg)
- Old Hindi: [Term?]
- Kachchi: આગ (āga)
- Pahari:
- Doteli: आगो (āgo)
- Nepali: आगो (āgo)
- Punjabi:
- Gurmukhi: ਅੱਗ (ag)
- Shahmukhi: اگّ (āgː)
- Romani: jag
- Vaghri: અગ્ગ (agg)
- Dogri:
References
- Sen, Sukumar (1960) A Comparative Grammar of Middle Indo-Aryan, Linguistic Society of India, page 44
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “agní (55)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press