𑀅𑀨𑁂

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *n̥smé
Proto-Indo-Iranian *asmá
Sanskrit अ॒स्म (asmá)
Ashokan Prakrit 𑀅𑀨𑁂

    Inherited from Sanskrit अस्मे (asmé, locative of वयम् (vayám, “we”)). Cognate with Pali amhe.

    This nominative and accusative forms are not inherited from Vedic Sanskrit अ॒स्मे (asmé, locative of वयम् (vayám, “we”)), but rather innovated based on the analogy of the masculine of the thematic pronominals. First attested in writing in Middle Indo-Aryan, it is shared with Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀫𑁆𑀳𑁂 (amhe), Maharastri Prakrit 𑀅𑀫𑁆𑀳𑁂 (amhe) and Pali amhe.

    Pronoun

    𑀅𑀨𑁂 (aphe)

    1. we; first-person plural personal pronoun

    Alternative forms

    Attested at Dhauli and Jaugada.

    Dialectal forms of 𑀅𑀨𑁂 (“we”)
    Variety Location Lemmas Forms
    East Dhauli 𑀅𑀨𑁂 (aphe)
    Jaugada 𑀅𑀨𑁂 (aphe)
    Map of dialectal forms of 𑀅𑀨𑁂 (“we”)
    𑀅𑀨𑁂 (aphe) (2)

    Descendants

    Descendants

    Further reading

    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “aphe”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 43
    • Sen, Sukumar (1960), A Comparative Grammar of Middle Indo-Aryan, Linguistic Society of India, page 109.
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