𐨟𐨿𐨪𐨩𐨆
Ashokan Prakrit
Etymology
From Sanskrit त्रयः (tráyaḥ) (see त्रि (trí)), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *tráyas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tráyas, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes. Cognate with Pali tayo.
Numeral
𐨟𐨿𐨪𐨩𐨆 (trayo) (Shahbazgarhi)
Alternative forms
Attested at Shahbazgarhi.
| Dialectal forms of 𑀢𑀺𑀁𑀦𑀺 (“three”) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Variety | Location | Lemmas | Forms |
| Central | Kalsi | 𑀢𑀺𑀦𑀺 (tini), 𑀢𑀺𑀁𑀦𑀺 (tiṃni) | |
| Delhi-Topra | 𑀢𑀺𑀁𑀦𑀺 (tiṃni) | ||
| Delhi-Meerut | 𑀢𑀺𑀁𑀦𑀺 (tiṃni) | ||
| Rampurva | 𑀢𑀺𑀁𑀦𑀺 (tiṃni) | ||
| Lauriya-Nandangarh | 𑀢𑀺𑀁𑀦𑀺 (tiṃni) | ||
| Lauriya-Araraj | 𑀢𑀺𑀁𑀦𑀺 (tiṃni) | ||
| Allahabad-Kosambi | 𑀢𑀺𑀁𑀦𑀺 (tiṃni) | ||
| East | Dhauli | 𑀢𑀺𑀁𑀦𑀺 (tiṃni) | |
| Jaugada | 𑀢𑀺𑀁𑀦𑀺 (tiṃni) | ||
| Northwest | Shahbazgarhi | 𐨟𐨿𐨪𐨩𐨆 (trayo) | |
| Mansehra | 𐨟𐨁𐨣𐨁 (tini) | ||
| West | Girnar | 𑀢𑀻 (tī), 𑀢𑁆𑀭𑀻 (trī) | |
| Map of dialectal forms of 𑀢𑀺𑀁𑀦𑀺 (“three”) | ||
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Descendants
- Ardhamagadhi Prakrit: 𑀢𑀑 (tao)
- Sauraseni Prakrit:
References
- Sen, Sukumar (1960) A Comparative Grammar of Middle Indo-Aryan, Linguistic Society of India, page 133.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “tráyaḥ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press