𑀡𑀈

Prakrit

Etymology

    Inherited from Sanskrit नदी (nadī).

    Noun

    𑀡𑀈 (ṇaīf (Devanagari णई)

    1. river

    Declension

    Maharastri declension of 𑀡𑀈 (feminine)
    singular plural
    Nominative 𑀡𑀈 (ṇaī) 𑀡𑀈𑀑 (ṇaīo) or 𑀡𑀈 (ṇaī)
    Accusative 𑀡𑀇𑀁 (ṇaïṃ) 𑀡𑀈𑀑 (ṇaīo) or 𑀡𑀈 (ṇaī)
    Instrumental 𑀡𑀈𑀏 (ṇaīe) 𑀡𑀈𑀳𑀺 (ṇaīhi) or 𑀡𑀈𑀳𑀺𑀁 (ṇaīhiṃ)
    Dative
    Ablative 𑀡𑀈𑀑 (ṇaīo) 𑀡𑀈𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (ṇaīhiṃto)
    Genitive 𑀡𑀈𑀏 (ṇaīe) 𑀡𑀈𑀡 (ṇaīṇa) or 𑀡𑀈𑀡𑀁 (ṇaīṇaṃ)
    Locative 𑀡𑀈𑀏 (ṇaīe) 𑀡𑀈𑀲𑀼 (ṇaīsu) or 𑀡𑀈𑀲𑀼𑀁 (ṇaīsuṃ)
    Vocative 𑀡𑀇 (ṇaï) or 𑀡𑀈 (ṇaī) 𑀡𑀈𑀑 (ṇaīo) or 𑀡𑀈 (ṇaī)

    Descendants

    • Central Indo-Aryan:
    • Eastern Indo-Aryan:
    • Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
      • Punjabi: ਨਈਂ (naī̃), ਨੈਂ (naĩ) ਨੈ (nai)
    • Southern Indo-Aryan:
    • Western Indo-Aryan:
      • Gujarati: नइ, नइं
      • Romani: len

    References

    • Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928), “णई”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].
    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “nadī́”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 399