𑀇𑀬𑀁
Ashokan Prakrit
Etymology
From Sanskrit अयम् (ayam).
Pronoun
𑀇𑀬𑀁 (iyaṃ) (Girnar)
- this here, this one (proximal third person singular personal pronoun)
Determiner
𑀇𑀬𑀁 (iyaṃ) (Girnar)
- this
- c. 257 BCE, Aśoka, Rock Edict 1 Girnar
- 𑀇𑀬𑀁 𑀥𑀁𑀫𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀺 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀁𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀺𑀬𑁂𑀦 𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀺𑀬𑀤𑀲𑀺𑀦𑀸 𑀭𑀸𑀜𑀸 𑀮𑁂𑀔𑀸𑀧𑀺𑀢
- iyaṃ dhaṃmalipi devānaṃpriyena priyadasinā rāñā lekhāpita
- This law-edict has been made written by the Beloved-of-the-Gods, King Priyadarshin.
Alternative forms
| Dialectal forms of 𑀇𑀬𑀁 (“this”) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Variety | Location | Forms edit |
| Central | Kalsi | 𑀇𑀬𑀁 (iyaṃ) |
| Delhi-Topra | 𑀇𑀬𑀁 (iyaṃ) | |
| Sarnath | 𑀇𑀬𑀁 (iyaṃ) | |
| Rupnath | 𑀇𑀬 (iya) | |
| Kosambi | 𑀇𑀬𑀁 (iyaṃ) | |
| Sahasram | 𑀇𑀬𑀁 (iyaṃ) | |
| East | Dhauli | 𑀇𑀬𑀁 (iyaṃ) |
| Jaugada | 𑀇𑀬𑀁 (iyaṃ) | |
| Northwest | Shahbazgarhi | 𐨀𐨩𐨎 (ayaṃ), 𐨀𐨩 (aya) |
| Mansehra | 𐨀𐨁𐨩𐨎 (iyaṃ) | |
| West | Girnar | 𑀇𑀬𑀁 (iyaṃ), 𑀅𑀬𑀁 (ayaṃ) |
| South | Maski | 𑀇𑀬 (iya) |
| Map of dialectal forms of 𑀇𑀬𑀁 (“this”) | ||
|---|---|---|
 𑀇𑀬𑀁 (iyaṃ) (8) 𑀇𑀬 (iya) (2) 𐨀𐨩𐨎 (ayaṃ) (1) 𐨀𐨁𐨩𐨎 (iyaṃ) (1) 𑀅𑀬𑀁 (ayaṃ) (1) 𐨀𐨩 (aya) (1) | ||
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “ayám (587)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press