𑀚𑀻𑀯

See also: 𑀚𑀯

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

    From Sanskrit 𑀚𑀻𑀯 (jīvá).[1]

    Noun

    𑀚𑀻𑀯 (jīva)

    1. living thing, life
      • c. 257 BCE, Aśoka, Girnar Major Rock Edict 1:
        𑀇𑀥 𑀦 𑀓𑀺𑀁𑀘𑀺 𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀁 𑀆𑀭𑀪𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀧𑀸 𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀚𑀽𑀳𑀺𑀢𑀯𑁆𑀬𑀁
        idha na kiṃci jīvaṃ ārabhitpā prajūhitavyaṃ
        Here no living being must be killed and sacrificed.

    Alternative forms

    Attested at Allahabad-Kosambi, Delhi-Meerut, Delhi-Topra, Dhauli, Girnar, Lauriya-Araraj, Lauriya-Nandangarh and Rampurva.

    Dialectal forms of 𑀚𑀻𑀯 (“living thing”)
    Variety Location Lemmas Forms
    Central Kalsi 𑀚𑀺𑀯 (jiva)
    Delhi-Topra 𑀚𑀻𑀯 (jīva)
    Delhi-Meerut 𑀚𑀻𑀯 (jīva)
    Rampurva 𑀚𑀻𑀯 (jīva)
    Lauriya-Nandangarh 𑀚𑀻𑀯 (jīva)
    Lauriya-Araraj 𑀚𑀻𑀯 (jīva)
    Allahabad-Kosambi 𑀚𑀻𑀯 (jīva)
    East Dhauli 𑀚𑀻𑀯 (jīva)
    Jaugada 𑀚𑀸𑀯 (jāva)
    Northwest Shahbazgarhi 𐨗𐨁𐨬 (jiva)
    Mansehra 𐨗𐨁𐨬 (jiva)
    West Girnar 𑀚𑀻𑀯 (jīva)
    Map of dialectal forms of 𑀚𑀻𑀯 (“living thing”)
    𑀚𑀻𑀯 (jīva) (8)
    𐨗𐨁𐨬 (jiva) (2)
    𑀚𑀺𑀯 (jiva) (1)
    𑀚𑀸𑀯 (jāva) (1)

    References

    1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jīvá1”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

    Pali

    Alternative forms

    Adjective

    𑀚𑀻𑀯

    1. Brahmi script form of jīva (living)

    Declension

    Noun

    𑀚𑀻𑀯 m or n

    1. Brahmi script form of jīva (life)

    Declension

    When masculine, the nominative, vocative and accusative are:

    Prakrit

    Etymology

      Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀚𑀻𑀯 (jīva, life, living thing), from Sanskrit 𑀚𑀻𑀯 (jīvá, alive).

      Noun

      𑀚𑀻𑀯 (jīvam (Devanagari जीव, Gujarati જીવ, Kannada ಜೀವ) (attested in Ardhamāgadhī, Māhārāṣṭrī, Śaurasenī)

      1. life, living creature

      Declension

      Maharastri declension of 𑀚𑀻𑀯 (masculine)
      singular plural
      Nominative 𑀚𑀻𑀯𑁄 (jīvo) 𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀸 (jīvā)
      Accusative 𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀁 (jīvaṃ) 𑀚𑀻𑀯𑁂 (jīve) or 𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀸 (jīvā)
      Instrumental 𑀚𑀻𑀯𑁂𑀡 (jīveṇa) or 𑀚𑀻𑀯𑁂𑀡𑀁 (jīveṇaṃ) 𑀚𑀻𑀯𑁂𑀳𑀺 (jīvehi) or 𑀚𑀻𑀯𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (jīvehiṃ)
      Dative 𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀅 (jīvāa)
      Ablative 𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀑 (jīvāo) or 𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀉 (jīvāu) or 𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀸 (jīvā) or 𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀳𑀺 (jīvāhi) or 𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (jīvāhiṃto)
      Genitive 𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀲𑁆𑀲 (jīvassa) 𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀡 (jīvāṇa) or 𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀡𑀁 (jīvāṇaṃ)
      Locative 𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (jīvammi) or 𑀚𑀻𑀯𑁂 (jīve) 𑀚𑀻𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀼 (jīvesu) or 𑀚𑀻𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (jīvesuṃ)
      Vocative 𑀚𑀻𑀯 (jīva) or 𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀸 (jīvā) 𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀸 (jīvā)

      Descendants

      • Central Indo-Aryan:
      • Eastern Indo-Aryan:
      • Northern Indo-Aryan:
        • Garhwali: ज्यु (jyu)
        • Kumaoni: ज्यू (jyū), ज्यो (jyo)
        • Nepali: जीउ (jīu)
      • Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
      • Southern Indo-Aryan:
        • Konkani: जीवु (jīvu)
      • Western Indo-Aryan:
        • Gujarati: જીવ (jīv)
        • Romani: (heart, soul),

      References

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