𑀡𑁂𑀇
Prakrit
Alternative forms
Etymology
| Prakrit verb set |
|---|
| 𑀡𑀺𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀇 (ṇijjaï) |
| 𑀡𑁂𑀇 (ṇei) |
Etymology tree
Inherited from Sanskrit नय॑ति (náyati), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *náyHati, from Proto-Indo-European *neyH-, from *(s)neh₁-. Cognate with Pali neti.
Verb
𑀡𑁂𑀇 (ṇei) (Devanagari णेइ, Kannada ಣೇಇ) (transitive) (attested in Māhārāṣṭrī)
Derived terms
- 𑀆𑀡𑁂𑀇 (āṇei, “to bring”)
- 𑀉𑀯𑀡𑁂𑀇 (uvaṇei, “to bring near”)
- 𑀧𑀭𑀺𑀡𑁂𑀇 (pariṇei, “to marry”)
Descendants
- Eastern Indo-Aryan:
- Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
- Sindhi: (influenced by 𑀮𑀳𑀇 (lahaï, “to take”))
- Arabic script: نِهَڻُ
- Devanagari script: निहणु
- Sindhi: (influenced by 𑀮𑀳𑀇 (lahaï, “to take”))
- Southern Indo-Aryan:
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “náyati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 120