𑀮𑀥

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

Etymology tree
Sanskrit लभ् (labh)
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-Iranian *-tás
Sanskrit -त (-ta)
Sanskrit लब्ध (labdha)
Ashokan Prakrit 𑀮𑀥

    Inherited from Sanskrit लब्ध (labdha), from लभ् (labh) + -त (-ta). Cognate with Pali laddha.

    Adjective

    𑀮𑀥 (ladha /laddha/)[1]

    1. taken, seized, obtained

    Alternative forms

    Attested at Girnar and Kalsi.

    Dialectal forms of 𑀮𑀥 (“taken, seized, obtained”)
    Variety Location Lemmas Forms
    Central Kalsi 𑀮𑀥 (ladha)
    Northwest Shahbazgarhi 𐨫𐨢 (ladha)
    Mansehra 𐨫𐨢 (ladha)
    West Girnar 𑀮𑀥 (ladha)
    Map of dialectal forms of 𑀮𑀥 (“taken, seized, obtained”)
    𐨫𐨢 (ladha) (2)
    𑀮𑀥 (ladha) (2)

    Descendants

    • Prakrit: 𑀮𑀤𑁆𑀥 (laddha)
      • Insular Indo-Aryan:
        • Sinhalese: ලද (lada)
      • Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
        • Punjabic:
        • Sindhic:

    References

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