𑀇𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀻
Prakrit
Alternative forms
- 𑀇𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀺 (itthi), 𑀣𑀻 (thī)
Etymology
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀇𑀣𑀻 (ithī /itthī/, Dhauli, Girnar, Kalsi), 𐨀𐨁𐨯𐨿𐨟𐨿𐨪𐨁 (istri, Mansehra, Shahbazgarhi), from Sanskrit 𑀲𑁆𑀢𑁆𑀭𑀻 (strī́).[1] Compare Pali itthi.
Noun
𑀇𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀻 (itthī) f (Devanagari इत्थी, Kannada ಇತ್ಥೀ) (Maharastri)
- woman
- c. 1122 – 1123, Devendra, Uttarādhyayana-Vṛtti II. Saṇaṃkumāra, page 22, lines 34 – 36:
- 𑀤𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀁-𑀘 𑀭𑀡𑁆𑀡-𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀁𑀫𑀺 𑀕𑀺𑀭𑀺-𑀯𑀭-𑀲𑀺𑀳𑀭𑁂 𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀫𑀬𑀔𑀁𑀪-𑀧𑀇𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀺𑀬𑀁 𑀤𑀺𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀁 𑀪𑀯𑀡𑀁
𑀢𑁂𑀡 𑀘𑀺𑀁𑀢𑀺𑀬𑀁 𑀇𑀬𑀁-𑀧𑀺 𑀇𑀁𑀤𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀮𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀸𑀬𑀁 𑀪𑀯𑀺𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀇-𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺
𑀕𑀑-𑀬 𑀢𑀬𑀸𑀦𑁆𑀦𑁂 𑀇𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀻𑀏 𑀓𑀭𑀼𑀡-𑀲𑀭𑁂𑀡𑀁 𑀭𑀼𑀬𑀁𑀢𑀻𑀏 𑀲𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀁 𑀦𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀫𑁂𑀇- diṭṭhaṃ-ca raṇṇa-majjhaṃmi giri-vara-sihare maṇimayakhaṃbha-païṭṭhiyaṃ divvaṃ bhavaṇaṃ
teṇa ciṃtiyaṃ iyaṃ-pi iṃdiyālappāyaṃ bhavissaï-tti
gao-ya tayānne itthīe karuṇa-sareṇaṃ ruyaṃtīe saddaṃ nisāmei - And he saw in the middle of the wildwood, on the summit of a mighty mountain, a heavenly palace resting on jewel pillars.
He reflected: “This too in all probability is full of juggling trickery”.
And having gone near it he heard the sound of a woman weeping in a pitiful tone.
- diṭṭhaṃ-ca raṇṇa-majjhaṃmi giri-vara-sihare maṇimayakhaṃbha-païṭṭhiyaṃ divvaṃ bhavaṇaṃ
- 𑀤𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀁-𑀘 𑀭𑀡𑁆𑀡-𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀁𑀫𑀺 𑀕𑀺𑀭𑀺-𑀯𑀭-𑀲𑀺𑀳𑀭𑁂 𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀫𑀬𑀔𑀁𑀪-𑀧𑀇𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀺𑀬𑀁 𑀤𑀺𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀁 𑀪𑀯𑀡𑀁
- Synonyms: 𑀚𑀸𑀬𑀸 (jāyā), 𑀡𑀸𑀭𑀻 (ṇārī), 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀮𑀸 (mahilā)
Declension
| Maharastri declension of 𑀇𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀻 (feminine) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| Nominative | 𑀇𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀻 (itthī) | 𑀇𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀻𑀑 (itthīo) or 𑀇𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀻 (itthī) |
| Accusative | 𑀇𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀺𑀁 (itthiṃ) | 𑀇𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀻𑀑 (itthīo) or 𑀇𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀻 (itthī) |
| Instrumental | 𑀇𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀻𑀏 (itthīe) | 𑀇𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀻𑀳𑀺 (itthīhi) or 𑀇𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀻𑀳𑀺𑀁 (itthīhiṃ) |
| Dative | — | — |
| Ablative | 𑀇𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀻𑀑 (itthīo) | 𑀇𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀻𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (itthīhiṃto) |
| Genitive | 𑀇𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀻𑀏 (itthīe) | 𑀇𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀻𑀡 (itthīṇa) or 𑀇𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀻𑀡𑀁 (itthīṇaṃ) |
| Locative | 𑀇𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀻𑀏 (itthīe) | 𑀇𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀻𑀲𑀼 (itthīsu) or 𑀇𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀻𑀲𑀼𑀁 (itthīsuṃ) |
| Vocative | 𑀇𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀺 (itthi) or 𑀇𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀻 (itthī) | 𑀇𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀻𑀑 (itthīo) or 𑀇𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀻 (itthī) |
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “strīˊ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Further reading
- Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923-1928), “इत्थि+इत्थी”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [Pāia-Sadda-Mahaṇṇavo; lit. Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].
- Pischel, Richard; Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 116.
- Woolner, Alfred Cooper, An Introduction to Prakrit, Calcutta: Baptist Mission Press, 1917, page 197.