𑀫𑀢

𑀫𑀢

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

From Sanskrit मृत (mṛtá), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *mr̥tás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mr̥tás, from Proto-Indo-European *mr̥tós (“dead”), from *mer- (“to die”).

Adjective

𑀫𑀢 (mata) (Girnar)

1. dead

Alternative forms

Dialectal forms of 𑀫𑀢 (“dead”)
Variety	Location	Forms edit
Central	Kalsi	𑀫𑀝 (maṭa)
Northwest	Shahbazgarhi	𐨨𐨂𐨚 (muṭa)
	Mansehra	𐨨𐨚 (maṭa)
West	Girnar	𑀫𑀢 (mata)

Map of dialectal forms of 𑀫𑀢 (“dead”)
𑀫𑀝 (maṭa) (1) 𐨨𐨚‎ (maṭa) (1) 𑀫𑀢 (mata) (1) 𐨨𐨂𐨚‎ (muṭa) (1)

Derived terms

• *𑀫𑀢-𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮 (*mata-illa)
  • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀫𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮 (maïlla)
• *𑀫𑀢-𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮-𑀇𑀓𑀸 (*mata-illa-ikā)
  • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀫𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀺𑀆 (maïlliā)
• *𑀫𑀢-𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮-𑀓 (*mata-illa-ka)
  • Maharastri Prakrit: *𑀫𑀅-𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮-𑀅 (*maä-illa-a)
    • Old Marathi:

      Modi: 𑘦𑘹𑘩𑘹𑘽 (meleṁ)

      Devanagari: मेलें (meleṃ)

      • Marathi: मेले (mele)
• *𑀫𑀼𑀢 (*muta)
  • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀫𑀼𑀅 (mua)
  • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀫𑀼𑀤 (muda)
• *𑀫𑀼𑀢-𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮-𑀓 (*muta-illa-ka)
  • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀫𑀽𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀅 (mūillaä)
• *𑀫𑀼𑀢-𑀓 (*muta-ka)
  • Sauraseni Prakrit: *𑀫𑀼𑀤-𑀕 (*muda-ga)
    • Gujarati: મૂઉં (mūũ)
    • Hindi: मुआ (muā)
    • Kachchi: મુઓ (muo)
• *𑀫𑀼𑀢-𑀮 (*muta-la)
  • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀫𑀼𑀅𑀮 (muala)

Descendants

• Ardhamagadhi Prakrit: 𑀫𑀟 (maḍa), 𑀫𑀬 (maya)
• Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀫𑀴 (maḷa)
• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀫𑀅 (maä)

References

• Sen, Sukumar (1960) A Comparative Grammar of Middle Indo-Aryan‎, Linguistic Society of India, page 9
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) , “mr̥tá (10278)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press