𑀡𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀇

Prakrit

Alternative forms

  • 𑀡𑀸𑀲𑀇 (ṇāsaï)

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *neḱ-
    Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *náćyati
    Sanskrit नश्य॑ति (náśyati)
    Prakrit 𑀡𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀇 (ṇassaï)

    Inherited from Sanskrit नश्य॑ति (náśyati), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *náćyati, from Proto-Indo-European *neḱ- + *-yeti. Cognate with Pali nassati.

    Verb

    𑀡𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀇 (ṇassaï) (Devanagari णस्सइ, Kannada ಣಸ್ಸಇ) (intransitive) (attested in Māhārāṣṭrī) [1][2][3]

    1. to perish

    Descendants

    • Central Indo-Aryan:
      • Hindustani:
        • Hindi: नासना (nāsnā)
        • Urdu: ناسْنا (nāsnā)
    • Eastern Indo-Aryan:
    • Insular Indo-Aryan:
    • Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
      • Kumaoni: नास्णो (nāsṇo)
      • Punjabi:
        Gurmukhi script: ਨੱਸਣਾ (nassaṇā)
        Shahmukhi script: نَسّݨا (nassṇā)
    • Southern Indo-Aryan:
      • Old Marathi: 𑘡𑘰𑘭𑘜𑘹 (nāsaṇe), 𑘡𑘰𑘫𑘜𑘹 (nāśaṇe)
    • Western Indo-Aryan:

    References

    1. ^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “नस्स”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].
    2. ^ Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 349
    3. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “náśyati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 403
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