𐨀𐨁𐨡𐨣𐨁
Ashokan Prakrit
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit इदानीम् (idā́nīm). Cognate with Pali idānī, dāni.
Adverb
𐨀𐨁𐨡𐨣𐨁 (idani)
Alternative forms
Attested at Mansehra and Shahbazgarhi.
| Dialectal forms of 𑀇𑀤𑀸𑀦𑀺 (“now”) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Variety | Location | Lemmas | Forms |
| Central | Kalsi | 𑀇𑀤𑀸𑀦𑀺 (idāni) | |
| Rupnath | 𑀤𑀸𑀦𑀺 (dāni) | ||
| Northwest | Shahbazgarhi | 𐨀𐨁𐨡𐨣𐨁 (idani) | |
| Mansehra | 𐨀𐨁𐨡𐨣𐨁 (idani) | ||
| South | Maski | 𑀤𑀸𑀦𑀺 (dāni) | |
| Map of dialectal forms of 𑀇𑀤𑀸𑀦𑀺 (“now”) | ||
|---|---|---|
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𑀤𑀸𑀦𑀺 (dāni) (2) 𐨀𐨁𐨡𐨣𐨁 (idani) (2) 𑀇𑀤𑀸𑀦𑀺 (idāni) (1) | ||
Derived terms
- *𐨀𐨁𐨡𐨣𐨁 𐨀𐨅𐨬 (*idani eva)
- Helu Prakrit:
- Dhivehi: ދެންމެ (den̊me)
- Sinhalese: දැන්ම (dænma)
- Helu Prakrit:
Descendants
Further reading
- Hultzsch, E[ugen Julius Theodor] (1925) Inscriptions of Aśoka (new edition), in Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum, volume 1, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 236.
- Sen, Sukumar (1960) A Comparative Grammar of Middle Indo-Aryan, Linguistic Society of India, page 129.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “idani”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 71
Gandhari
Etymology
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit 𐨀𐨁𐨡𐨣𐨁 (idani).
Adverb
𐨀𐨁𐨡𐨣𐨁 (idani)
- now
- Synonyms: 𐨣𐨂 (nu), 𐨀𐨗 (aja), 𐨀𐨯𐨂𐨣 (asuna), 𐨣𐨂𐨣 (nuna), 𐨀𐨅𐨡𐨪𐨱𐨁 (edarahi)
Further reading
- Baums, Stefan, Glass, Andrew (2002–) “idani”, in A Dictionary of Gandhari[1]
Niya Prakrit
Etymology
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit 𐨀𐨁𐨡𐨣𐨁 (idani).
Adverb
𐨀𐨁𐨡𐨣𐨁 (idani)
Alternative forms
- 𐨀𐨁𐨟𐨣𐨁 (itani)
Further reading
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “idani”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 71