𑀡𑀭
Prakrit
Alternative forms
- 𑀡𑀮 (ṇala), 𑀦𑀮 (nala) – Magadhi, 𑀦𑀭 (nara)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit नर (nára). Cognate with Pali nara, Gandhari 𐨣𐨪 (nara).
Noun
𑀡𑀭 (ṇara) m (Devanagari णर, Kannada ಣರ) (Maharastri, Sauraseni)
- man, male human
- Synonyms: 𑀫𑀡𑀼𑀲𑁆𑀲 (maṇussa), 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀺𑀲 (purisa)
Declension
| Maharastri declension of 𑀡𑀭 (masculine) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| Nominative | 𑀡𑀭𑁄 (ṇaro) | 𑀡𑀭𑀸 (ṇarā) |
| Accusative | 𑀡𑀭𑀁 (ṇaraṃ) | 𑀡𑀭𑁂 (ṇare) or 𑀡𑀭𑀸 (ṇarā) |
| Instrumental | 𑀡𑀭𑁂𑀡 (ṇareṇa) or 𑀡𑀭𑁂𑀡𑀁 (ṇareṇaṃ) | 𑀡𑀭𑁂𑀳𑀺 (ṇarehi) or 𑀡𑀭𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (ṇarehiṃ) |
| Dative | 𑀡𑀭𑀸𑀅 (ṇarāa) | — |
| Ablative | 𑀡𑀭𑀸𑀑 (ṇarāo) or 𑀡𑀭𑀸𑀉 (ṇarāu) or 𑀡𑀭𑀸 (ṇarā) or 𑀡𑀭𑀸𑀳𑀺 (ṇarāhi) or 𑀡𑀭𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (ṇarāhiṃto) | — |
| Genitive | 𑀡𑀭𑀲𑁆𑀲 (ṇarassa) | 𑀡𑀭𑀸𑀡 (ṇarāṇa) or 𑀡𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀁 (ṇarāṇaṃ) |
| Locative | 𑀡𑀭𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (ṇarammi) or 𑀡𑀭𑁂 (ṇare) | 𑀡𑀭𑁂𑀲𑀼 (ṇaresu) or 𑀡𑀭𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (ṇaresuṃ) |
| Vocative | 𑀡𑀭 (ṇara) or 𑀡𑀭𑀸 (ṇarā) | 𑀡𑀭𑀸 (ṇarā) |
Descendants
- Hindustani: nar
- Hindi: नर
- Urdu: نَر
References
- Sir Ramakrishna Gopal Bhandarkar; Narayan Bapuji Utgikar (1929), “णर”, in Wilson Philological Lectures [on Sanskrit and the Derived Languages] (in English), Poona, India: Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, OCLC 38656115, page 621
- Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923-1928), “णर”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [Pāia-Sadda-Mahaṇṇavo; lit. Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 381.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “ṇara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 401
- Pischel, Richard; Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 255.