𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀢𑀺

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁es-
Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti
Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hásti
Sanskrit अस्ति॑ (ásti)
Ashokan Prakrit 𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀢𑀺

    Inherited from Sanskrit अस्ति॑ (ásti), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hásti, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti, from *h₁es-.

    Verb

    𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀢𑀺 (asti) (Girnar)

    1. to be
      Antonym: 𑀦𑀲𑁆𑀢𑀺 (nasti)

    Alternative forms

    Attested at Girnar.

    Dialectal forms of 𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀢𑀺 (“be”)
    Variety Location Lemmas Forms
    Central Kalsi 𑀅𑀣𑀺 (athi)
    Delhi-Topra 𑀅𑀣𑀺 (athi)
    Rupnath 𑀅𑀣𑀺 (athi)
    East Dhauli 𑀅𑀣𑀺 (athi)
    Jaugada 𑀅𑀣𑀺 (athi)
    Northwest Shahbazgarhi 𐨀𐨯𐨿𐨟𐨁 (asti)
    Mansehra 𐨀𐨯𐨿𐨟𐨁 (asti)
    West Girnar 𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀢𑀺 (asti)
    Map of dialectal forms of 𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀢𑀺 (“be”)
    𑀅𑀣𑀺 (athi) (5)
    𐨀𐨯𐨿𐨟𐨁 (asti) (2)
    𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀢𑀺 (asti) (1)

    Descendants

    • Prakrit: 𑀅𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀺 (atthi)
      • Central Indo-Aryan:
      • Insular Indo-Aryan:
        • Sinhalese: ඇති (æti)
      • Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
        • Sindhi:
          Khudabadi script: 𑊰𑋎 (atha)
          Devanagari script: अथ (atha)
          Arabic script: اَٿَ (atha)
      • Southern Indo-Aryan:
        • Old Marathi: 𑘁𑘝𑘲 (ātī), 𑘁𑘞𑘲 (āthī)
          • Marathi: (poetic) आथि (āthi)

    References

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