𑀖𑀸𑀲

Prakrit

Etymology

    Inherited from Sanskrit घास (ghāsa). Cognate with Pali ghāsa.

    Noun

    𑀖𑀸𑀲 (ghāsam (Devanagari घास)

    1. grass

    Declension

    Maharastri declension of 𑀖𑀸𑀲 (masculine)
    singular plural
    Nominative 𑀖𑀸𑀲𑁄 (ghāso) 𑀖𑀸𑀲𑀸 (ghāsā)
    Accusative 𑀖𑀸𑀲𑀁 (ghāsaṃ) 𑀖𑀸𑀲𑁂 (ghāse) or 𑀖𑀸𑀲𑀸 (ghāsā)
    Instrumental 𑀖𑀸𑀲𑁂𑀡 (ghāseṇa) or 𑀖𑀸𑀲𑁂𑀡𑀁 (ghāseṇaṃ) 𑀖𑀸𑀲𑁂𑀳𑀺 (ghāsehi) or 𑀖𑀸𑀲𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (ghāsehiṃ)
    Dative 𑀖𑀸𑀲𑀸𑀅 (ghāsāa)
    Ablative 𑀖𑀸𑀲𑀸𑀑 (ghāsāo) or 𑀖𑀸𑀲𑀸𑀉 (ghāsāu) or 𑀖𑀸𑀲𑀸 (ghāsā) or 𑀖𑀸𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀺 (ghāsāhi) or 𑀖𑀸𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (ghāsāhiṃto)
    Genitive 𑀖𑀸𑀲𑀲𑁆𑀲 (ghāsassa) 𑀖𑀸𑀲𑀸𑀡 (ghāsāṇa) or 𑀖𑀸𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀁 (ghāsāṇaṃ)
    Locative 𑀖𑀸𑀲𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (ghāsammi) or 𑀖𑀸𑀲𑁂 (ghāse) 𑀖𑀸𑀲𑁂𑀲𑀼 (ghāsesu) or 𑀖𑀸𑀲𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (ghāsesuṃ)
    Vocative 𑀖𑀸𑀲 (ghāsa) or 𑀖𑀸𑀲𑀸 (ghāsā) 𑀖𑀸𑀲𑀸 (ghāsā)

    Descendants

    • Central Indo-Aryan:
    • Eastern Indo-Aryan:
    • Northern Indo-Aryan:
    • Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
      • Kholosi: xāz
      • Punjabi: (ghāh)
        Gurmukhi script: ਘਾਹ
        Shahmukhi script: گھاہ
      • Sindhi: gāhu
        Arabic script: گاهه
        Devanagari script: गाहु
    • Western Indo-Aryan:

    References

    • Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “घास”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 307.
    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ghāsá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 241