𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟

Prakrit

Etymology

From 𑀉- (u-, “up-”) +‎ 𑀚𑀟𑀸 (jaḍā, “hair”). The latter component is from Sanskrit जटा (jaṭā, “locks of hair”), which could also mean "root", hence yielding the sense "uprooted, laid waste, desolate".^[1]

Adjective

𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟 (ujjaḍa) (Devanagari उज्जड) ^[1]^[2]

desolate

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟 (masculine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑁄 (ujjaḍo)	𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑀸 (ujjaḍā)
Accusative	𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑀁 (ujjaḍaṃ)	𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑁂 (ujjaḍe) or 𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑀸 (ujjaḍā)
Instrumental	𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑁂𑀡 (ujjaḍeṇa) or 𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑁂𑀡𑀁 (ujjaḍeṇaṃ)	𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑁂𑀳𑀺 (ujjaḍehi) or 𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (ujjaḍehiṃ)
Dative	𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑀸𑀅 (ujjaḍāa)	—
Ablative	𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑀸𑀑 (ujjaḍāo) or 𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑀸𑀉 (ujjaḍāu) or 𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑀸 (ujjaḍā) or 𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑀸𑀳𑀺 (ujjaḍāhi) or 𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (ujjaḍāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑀲𑁆𑀲 (ujjaḍassa)	𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑀸𑀡 (ujjaḍāṇa) or 𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑀸𑀡𑀁 (ujjaḍāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (ujjaḍammi) or 𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑁂 (ujjaḍe)	𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑁂𑀲𑀼 (ujjaḍesu) or 𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (ujjaḍesuṃ)
Vocative	𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟 (ujjaḍa) or 𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑀸 (ujjaḍā)	𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑀸 (ujjaḍā)

Maharastri declension of 𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑀸 (feminine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑀸 (ujjaḍā)	𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑀸𑀑 (ujjaḍāo) or 𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑀸𑀉 (ujjaḍāu) or 𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑀸 (ujjaḍā)
Accusative	𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑀁 (ujjaḍaṃ)	𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑀸𑀑 (ujjaḍāo) or 𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑀸𑀉 (ujjaḍāu) or 𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑀸 (ujjaḍā)
Instrumental	𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑀸𑀏 (ujjaḍāe) or 𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑀸𑀇 (ujjaḍāi) or 𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑀸𑀅 (ujjaḍāa)	𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑀸𑀳𑀺 (ujjaḍāhi) or 𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁 (ujjaḍāhiṃ)
Dative	—	—
Ablative	𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑀸𑀑 (ujjaḍāo) or 𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑀸𑀉 (ujjaḍāu)	𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (ujjaḍāhiṃto)
Genitive	𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑀸𑀏 (ujjaḍāe) or 𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑀸𑀇 (ujjaḍāi) or 𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑀸𑀅 (ujjaḍāa)	𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑀸𑀡 (ujjaḍāṇa) or 𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑀸𑀡𑀁 (ujjaḍāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑀸𑀏 (ujjaḍāe) or 𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑀸𑀇 (ujjaḍāi) or 𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑀸𑀅 (ujjaḍāa)	𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑀸𑀲𑀼 (ujjaḍāsu) or 𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑀸𑀲𑀼𑀁 (ujjaḍāsuṃ)
Vocative	𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑁂 (ujjaḍe) or 𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑀸 (ujjaḍā)	𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑀸𑀑 (ujjaḍāo) or 𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑀸𑀉 (ujjaḍāu) or 𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑀸 (ujjaḍā)

Maharastri declension of 𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟 (neuter)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑀁 (ujjaḍaṃ)	𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑀸𑀇𑀁 (ujjaḍāiṃ) or 𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑀸𑀇 (ujjaḍāi)
Accusative	𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑀁 (ujjaḍaṃ)	𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑀸𑀇𑀁 (ujjaḍāiṃ) or 𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑀸𑀇 (ujjaḍāi)
Instrumental	𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑁂𑀡 (ujjaḍeṇa) or 𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑁂𑀡𑀁 (ujjaḍeṇaṃ)	𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑁂𑀳𑀺 (ujjaḍehi) or 𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (ujjaḍehiṃ)
Dative	𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑀸𑀅 (ujjaḍāa)	—
Ablative	𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑀸𑀑 (ujjaḍāo) or 𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑀸𑀉 (ujjaḍāu) or 𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑀸 (ujjaḍā) or 𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑀸𑀳𑀺 (ujjaḍāhi) or 𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (ujjaḍāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑀲𑁆𑀲 (ujjaḍassa)	𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑀸𑀡 (ujjaḍāṇa) or 𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑀸𑀡𑀁 (ujjaḍāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (ujjaḍammi) or 𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑁂 (ujjaḍe)	𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑁂𑀲𑀼 (ujjaḍesu) or 𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (ujjaḍesuṃ)
Vocative	𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟 (ujjaḍa) or 𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑀸 (ujjaḍā)	𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑀸𑀇𑀁 (ujjaḍāiṃ) or 𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑀸𑀇 (ujjaḍāi)

Related terms

𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸𑀟𑀺𑀅 (ujjāḍia)

Descendants

Bengali: উজড় (ujoṛ)
Gujarati: ઉજડ (ujaḍ), ઉજ્જડ (ujjaḍ)
Hindustani: ऊजड़ / اوجڑ (ūjaṛ)
Punjabi: ਉੱਜੜ / اجڑ (ujjaṛ)

From a verbal formation *𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟𑀇 (*ujjaḍaï, “to be uprooted”) with -𑀅𑀇 (-aï):

Hindustani: उजड़ना / اجڑنا (ujaṛnā, “to decay”)
Odia: ଉଜୁଡ଼ିବା (ujuṛibā)
Punjabi: ਉੱਜੜਨਾ / اجڑنا (ujjaṛnā)

From a causative *𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸𑀟𑁂𑀇 (*ujjāḍei, “to uproot”) innovated for the above verb, compare 𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸𑀟𑀺𑀅 (ujjāḍia, “uprooted”):

Hindustani: उजाड़ना / اجاڑنا (ujāṛnā)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ujjaṭa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 76
^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “उज्जड”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 149.

[CDIAL-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ujjaṭa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 76

[2] Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “उज्जड”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 149.

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