𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀼𑀅
Prakrit
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit नप्तृ (náptṛ)[1] (compare नपात् (nápāt)) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-). Cognate with Pali nattar.
Noun
𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀼𑀅 (ṇattua) m (Devanagari णत्तुअ)
Declension
| Maharastri declension of 𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀼𑀅 (masculine) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| Nominative | 𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀼𑀑 (ṇattuo) | 𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀼𑀆 (ṇattuā) |
| Accusative | 𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀼𑀅𑀁 (ṇattuaṃ) | 𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀼𑀏 (ṇattue) or 𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀼𑀆 (ṇattuā) |
| Instrumental | 𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀼𑀏𑀡 (ṇattueṇa) or 𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀼𑀏𑀡𑀁 (ṇattueṇaṃ) | 𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀼𑀏𑀳𑀺 (ṇattuehi) or 𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀼𑀏𑀳𑀺𑀁 (ṇattuehiṃ) |
| Dative | 𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀼𑀆𑀅 (ṇattuāa) | — |
| Ablative | 𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀼𑀆𑀑 (ṇattuāo) or 𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀼𑀆𑀉 (ṇattuāu) or 𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀼𑀆 (ṇattuā) or 𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀼𑀆𑀳𑀺 (ṇattuāhi) or 𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀼𑀆𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (ṇattuāhiṃto) | — |
| Genitive | 𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀼𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲 (ṇattuassa) | 𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀼𑀆𑀡 (ṇattuāṇa) or 𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀼𑀆𑀡𑀁 (ṇattuāṇaṃ) |
| Locative | 𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀼𑀅𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (ṇattuammi) or 𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀼𑀏 (ṇattue) | 𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀼𑀏𑀲𑀼 (ṇattuesu) or 𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀼𑀏𑀲𑀼𑀁 (ṇattuesuṃ) |
| Vocative | 𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀼𑀅 (ṇattua) or 𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀼𑀆 (ṇattuā) | 𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀼𑀆 (ṇattuā) |
Alternative forms
- 𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀼𑀬 (ṇattuya) — Jain Māhārāṣṭrī
- 𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀅 (ṇattia)
Descendants
- Konkani: nāthu
- Devanagari script: नाथु (nāthu)
- Kannada script: ನಾಥು (nāthu)
- Latin script: nathu
- Old Marathi:
- Devanagari script: नातु (nātu)
- Modi script: 𑘡𑘰𑘝𑘳 (nātu)
- Marathi: नातू (nātū)
- Punjabi: ਨੱਤਾ (nattā)
References
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “náptr̥”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 400
Further reading
- Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 56