𑀅𑀟𑁆𑀠𑀸𑀇𑀬

Prakrit

Alternative forms

  • 𑀅𑀟𑁆𑀠𑀸𑀇𑀚𑁆𑀚 (aḍḍhāijja), 𑀅𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀢𑀇𑀬 (addhataïya), 𑀅𑀟𑁆𑀠𑀇𑀚𑁆𑀚 (aḍḍhaïjja)

Etymology

    Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀅𑀠𑀢𑀺𑀬 (aḍhatiya), from Sanskrit अर्धतृतीय (ardhatṛtīya), from अर्ध (ardha) + तृतीय (tṛtīya).

    Numeral

    𑀅𑀟𑁆𑀠𑀸𑀇𑀬 (aḍḍhāiya) (Devanagari अड्ढाइय) (cardinal number)[1][2]

    1. two and a half, 2.5

    Descendants

    • Central Indo-Aryan:
    • Eastern Indo-Aryan:
      • Bengali-Assamese:
        • Assamese: আঢ়ৈ (arhoi)
        • Old Bengali: আঢাই (āḍhāi)
          • Middle Bengali: আঢ়াই (aṛhai)
      • Bihari:
        • Bhojpuri: अढ़इया (aṛhaiyā)
        • Maithili: 𑂃𑂜𑂶𑂄 (aṛhaiā)
      • Odia: ଅଢ଼ାଇ (aṛhāi), ଅଢ଼େଇ (aṛhei)
    • Northern Indo-Aryan:
      • Bhadrawahi: ढाई (ḍhāī)
      • Churahi: अढाए (aḍhāe)
      • Kumaoni: अढ़ाइ (aṛhāi)
      • Nepali: अड़ाइ (aṛāi)
    • Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
      • Punjabi: ਢਾਈ (ḍhāī)
      • Sindhi: اڍآڪ (aḍhāī)
    • Western Indo-Aryan:
    • Southern Indo-Aryan:
      • Old Marathi: अढैच (aḍhaica)

    References

    1. ^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “अड्‍ढाइज्ज”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].
    2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ardhatr̥tīya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 29