𑀅𑀥𑀼𑀦𑀸

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

    Inherited from Sanskrit अ॒धु॒ना (adhunā́), from अध्व॑न् (ádhvan), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hádʰwā (road), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ń̥dʰwēn, from *h₁nedʰ-. Cognate with Pali adhunā.

    Adverb

    𑀅𑀥𑀼𑀦𑀸 (adhunā)

    1. now
      Synonym: 𑀇𑀤𑀸𑀦𑀺 (idāni)

    Alternative forms

    Attested at Girnar and Kalsi.

    Dialectal forms of 𑀅𑀥𑀼𑀦𑀸 (“now”)
    Variety Location Lemmas Forms
    Central Kalsi 𑀅𑀥𑀼𑀦𑀸 (adhunā)
    Northwest Shahbazgarhi 𐨀𐨢𐨂𐨣 (adhuna)
    Mansehra 𐨀𐨢𐨂𐨣 (adhuna)
    West Girnar 𑀅𑀥𑀼𑀦𑀸 (adhunā)
    Map of dialectal forms of 𑀅𑀥𑀼𑀦𑀸 (“now”)
    𐨀𐨢𐨂𐨣 (adhuna) (2)
    𑀅𑀥𑀼𑀦𑀸 (adhunā) (2)

    Derived terms

    • *𑀅𑀥𑀼𑀦𑁄 (*adhuno) (adhunā + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀉- (-u-))
      • Niya Prakrit: 𐨀𐨱𐨂𐨣𐨆 (ahuno)

    Descendants

    Further reading

    Pali

    Alternative forms

    Adverb

    𑀅𑀥𑀼𑀦𑀸

    1. Brahmi script form of adhunā (now)

    Sanskrit

    Alternative scripts

    Adverb

    𑀅𑀥𑀼𑀦𑀸 • (adhunā́)

    1. Brahmi script form of अधुना (now)