𐨡𐨿𐨪𐨁𐨝

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

From Sanskrit दृढ (dṛḍhá), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *dr̥ẓḍʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰr̥ždʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰr̥ǵʰtós (“strong, firm, hard”), from *dʰerǵʰ- (“to be firm, strong, tough, hard”).

Adjective

𐨡𐨿𐨪𐨁𐨝 (driḍha) (Mansehra, Shahbazgarhi)

  1. firm, hard

Alternative forms

Attested at Mansehra and Shahbazgarhi.

Dialectal forms of 𑀤𑀺𑀠 (“firm”)
Variety Location Lemmas Forms
Central Kalsi 𑀤𑀺𑀠 (diḍha)
Northwest Shahbazgarhi 𐨡𐨿𐨪𐨁𐨝 (driḍha)
Mansehra 𐨡𐨿𐨪𐨁𐨝 (driḍha)
West Girnar 𑀤𑀠 (daḍha)
South Yerragudi 𑀤𑀺𑀠 (diḍha)
Map of dialectal forms of 𑀤𑀺𑀠 (“firm”)
𑀤𑀺𑀠 (diḍha) (2)
𐨡𐨿𐨪𐨁𐨝 (driḍha) (2)
𑀤𑀠 (daḍha) (1)

References

  • Sen, Sukumar (1960) A Comparative Grammar of Middle Indo-Aryan, Linguistic Society of India, page 52.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dr̥ḍhá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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