𑀤𑀺𑀡𑁆𑀡

𑀤𑀺𑀡𑁆𑀡

Prakrit

Alternative forms

• 𑀤𑀢𑁆𑀢 (datta) – chiefly proper nouns[1] (< Sanskrit दत्त (dattá))

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀤𑀺𑀁𑀦 (diṃna /diṇṇa/), from Sanskrit *दिन्न (dinna),[2] दत्त (dattá), from Proto-Indo-European *de-dh₃-tó-s, from *deh₃- (“to give”). Cognate with Pali dinna.

Adjective

𑀤𑀺𑀡𑁆𑀡 (diṇṇa) (Devanagari दिण्ण)

1. given

Verb

𑀤𑀺𑀡𑁆𑀡 (diṇṇa) (Devanagari दिण्ण)

1. past participle of 𑀤𑁂𑀇 (dei)

Derived terms

• *𑀤𑀺𑀡𑁆𑀡-𑀮𑁆𑀮-𑀅 (*diṇṇa-lla-a)
  • Old Marathi:

    Modi: 𑘟𑘲𑘡𑘿𑘮𑘩𑘹𑘽 (dīnhaleṃ, perfective of 𑘟𑘹𑘜𑘹 (deṇe), 𑘠𑘹𑘜𑘹 (dheṇe))

    Devanagari: दिन्हलें (dinhaleṃ, perfective of देणे (deṇe), धेणे (dheṇe))

References

1. Pischel, Richard; Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 75.
2. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “dattá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Further reading

• Woolner, Alfred Cooper, An Introduction to Prakrit‎, Calcutta: Baptist Mission Press, 1917, page 50.