𑀫𑀕𑀸
Ashokan Prakrit
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Μάγας (Mágas).
Proper noun
𑀫𑀕𑀸 (magā) (Girnar)
- Magas of Cyrene (king of the Cyrenaica, r. 276 – 250 BCE)
Alternative forms
Attested at Girnar.
| Dialectal forms of 𑀫𑀕𑀸 (“Magas of Cyrene”) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Variety | Location | Forms edit |
| Central | Kalsi | 𑀫𑀓𑀸 (makā) |
| Northwest | Shahbazgarhi | 𐨨𐨐 (maka) |
| Mansehra | 𐨨𐨐 (maka) | |
| West | Girnar | 𑀫𑀕𑀸 (magā) |
| Map of dialectal forms of 𑀫𑀕𑀸 (“Magas of Cyrene”) | ||
|---|---|---|
 𐨨𐨐 (maka) (2) 𑀫𑀕𑀸 (magā) (1) 𑀫𑀓𑀸 (makā) (1) | ||
References
- Sen, Sukumar (1960) A Comparative Grammar of Middle Indo-Aryan, Linguistic Society of India, page 42.