𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭

𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

From Sanskrit सहस्र (sahásra), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *saźʰásram, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *saȷ́ʰásram (“thousand”), from Proto-Indo-European *sm̥-ǵʰéslom, from *sm̥- (“one; full”) +‎ *ǵʰéslom (“thousand”).

Numeral

𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭 (sahasra) (Girnar)

1. thousand

Alternative forms

Dialectal forms of 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭 (“thousand”)
Variety	Location	Forms edit
Central	Kalsi	𑀱𑀳𑀱 (ṣahaṣa)
Northwest	Shahbazgarhi	𐨯𐨱𐨯𐨿𐨪 (sahasra)
West	Girnar	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭 (sahasra)

Map of dialectal forms of 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭 (“thousand”)
𐨯𐨱𐨯𐨿𐨪‎ (sahasra) (1) 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭 (sahasra) (1) 𑀱𑀳𑀱 (ṣahaṣa) (1)

Descendants

• Ardhamagadhi Prakrit: 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲 (sahassa)
• Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀰𑀳𑀰𑁆𑀰 (śahaśśa)
• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲 (sahassa)
  • Old Marathi: 𑘭𑘮𑘰𑘭 (sahāsa)
• Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲 (sahassa)
  • Old Gujarati: सहस
  • Hindi: सहस- (sahas-)
  • Punjabi: ਸਹੰਸ (sahans)
  • Sindhi: سَهَسُ‎ / सहसु

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “sahásra (13307)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press