𑀚𑀸𑀦𑀢𑀺

𑀚𑀸𑀦𑀢𑀺

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

From Sanskrit जानाति (jānā́ti), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *ȷ́ānáHti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ānáHti, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥néh₃ti (“to know”), from *ǵneh₃- (“to know”). Cognate with Pali jānāti.

Verb

𑀚𑀸𑀦𑀢𑀺 (jānati)

1. to know

Alternative forms

Attested at Bairat, Brahmagiri, Calcutta-Bairat, Delhi-Topra, Dhauli, Rupnath and Sahasram.

Dialectal forms of 𑀚𑀸𑀦𑀢𑀺 (“to know”)
Variety	Location	Forms edit
Central	Delhi-Topra	𑀚𑀸𑀦𑀢𑀺 (jānati)
	Rupnath	𑀚𑀸𑀦𑀢𑀺 (jānati)
	Bairat	𑀚𑀸𑀦𑀢𑀺 (jānati)
	Sahasram	𑀚𑀸𑀦𑀢𑀺 (jānati)
	Calcutta-Bairat	𑀚𑀸𑀦𑀢𑀺 (jānati)
East	Dhauli	𑀚𑀸𑀦𑀢𑀺 (jānati)
South	Brahmagiri	𑀚𑀸𑀦𑀢𑀺 (jānati)

Map of dialectal forms of 𑀚𑀸𑀦𑀢𑀺 (“to know”)
𑀚𑀸𑀦𑀢𑀺 (jānati) (7)

Descendants

• Ardhamagadhi Prakrit: 𑀚𑀸𑀡𑀇 (jāṇaï)
  • Awadhi: जानब (jānab)
• Khasa Prakrit: [Term?]
  • Garhwali: जाण्नु (jāṇnu)
  • Kumaoni: जाण्णो (jāṇṇo)
  • Nepali: जान्नु (jānnu)
• Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀬𑀸𑀡𑀤𑀺 (yāṇadi)
  • Bengali-Assamese:
    • Assamese: জানা (zana), জনা (zona)
    • Bengali: জানা (jana)
    • Sylheti: ꠎꠣꠘꠣ (zana)
  • Bihari:
    • Bhojpuri: जानल (jānal)
    • Maithili: जानब (jānab)
  • Oriya: ଜାଣିବା (jaṇiba)
• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀚𑀸𑀡𑀇 (jāṇaï), 𑀚𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀇 (jāṇāi)
  • Konkani: jāṇce

    Devanagari: जाण्चे

    Kannada: ಜಾಣ್ಚೆ

    Latin: zannche

  • Old Marathi: jāṇaṇe

    Modi: 𑘕𑘰𑘜𑘜𑘹

    Devanagari: जाणणे

    • Marathi: जाणणे (jāṇṇe)
• Paisaci Prakrit: [Term?]
  • Takka Apabhramsa: [Term?]
    • Punjabi:

      Gurmukhi: ਜਾਨਣਾ (jānṇā)

      Shahmukhi: جاننا‎‎ (jānnā‎)

  • Vracada Apabhramsa: [Term?]
    • Sindhi:

      Arabic: ڄَاڻَڻُ‎

      Devanagari: ॼाणणु

• Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀚𑀸𑀡𑀤𑀺 (jāṇadi)
  • Sauraseni Apabhramsa: [Term?]
    • Hindustani:

      Hindi: जानना (jānnā)

      Urdu: جاننا‎ (jānnā)

  • Gurjar Apabhramsa: [Term?]
    • Old Gujarati: जाणिवउं (jāṇivaũ)
      • Gujarati: જાણવું (jāṇvũ)
      • Marwari: जाणणौ (jāṇṇau)
  • Romani: ʒanel, zhanel

References

• Sen, Sukumar (1960) A Comparative Grammar of Middle Indo-Aryan‎, Linguistic Society of India, page 146
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) , “jānāˊti (5193)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press