𑀪𑀯𑀢𑀺

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

    Inherited from Sanskrit भव॑ति (bhávati), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰáwHati, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewHeti.

    Verb

    𑀪𑀯𑀢𑀺 (bhavati)

    1. to be; become
      • c. 256 BCE, Aśoka, Major Rock Edict 6 Girnar:
        𑀬 𑀘 𑀓𑀺𑀁𑀘𑀺 𑀫𑀼𑀔𑀢 𑀆𑀜𑀧𑀬𑀸𑀫𑀺 𑀲𑁆𑀯𑀬𑀁 𑀤𑀸𑀧𑀓𑀁 𑀯𑀸 𑀲𑁆𑀭𑀸𑀯𑀸𑀧𑀓𑀁 𑀯𑀸 𑀬 𑀯𑀸 𑀧𑀼𑀦 𑀫𑀳𑀸𑀫𑀸𑀢𑁆𑀭𑁂𑀲𑀼 𑀆𑀘𑀸𑀬𑀺𑀓𑁂 𑀅𑀭𑁄𑀧𑀺𑀢𑀫 𑀪𑀯𑀢𑀺 𑀢𑀸𑀬 𑀅𑀣𑀸𑀬 𑀯𑀺𑀯𑀸𑀤𑁄 𑀦𑀺𑀛𑀢𑀻 𑀯 𑀲𑀁𑀢𑁄 𑀧𑀭𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀬𑀁 𑀆𑀦𑀁𑀢𑀭𑀁 𑀧𑀝𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀤𑁂𑀢𑀯𑁆𑀬𑀁 𑀫𑁂 𑀲𑀭𑁆𑀯𑀢𑁆𑀭 𑀲𑀭𑁆𑀯𑁂 𑀓𑀸𑀮𑁂
        ya ca kiṃci mukhata āñapayāmi svayaṃ dāpakaṃ vā srāvāpakaṃ vā ya vā puna mahāmātresu ācāyike aropitama bhavati tāya athāya vivādo nijhatī va saṃto parisāyaṃ ānaṃtaraṃ paṭivedetavyaṃ me sarvatra sarve kāle
        • 1925 translation by Eugen Hultzsch
          And if in the council a dispute arises, or an amendment is moved, in connexion with any donation or proclamation which I myself am ordering verbally, or (in connexion with) an emergent matter which has been delegated to the Mahāmātras, it must be reported to me immediately, anywhere, at any time.

    Alternative forms

    Attested at Girnar.

    Dialectal forms of 𑀪𑀯𑀢𑀺 (“be”)
    Variety Location Lemmas Forms
    Central Kalsi 𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀺 (hoti)
    Delhi-Topra 𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀺 (hoti)
    Rupnath 𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀺 (hoti) 𑀳𑀼𑀲𑀼 3pl.aor (husu), 𑀲𑀺𑀬𑀸 3sg.potn (siyā)
    Sahasram 𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀺 (hoti) 𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀼 3sg.imp (hotu)
    Gujarra 𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀺 (hoti) 𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀼 3sg.imp (hotu)
    Panguraria 𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀺 (hoti) 𑀳𑀼𑀲𑀁 1sg.aor (husaṃ), 𑀳𑀼𑀲𑀼 3pl.aor (husu), 𑀳𑁄𑀲𑀺𑀢𑀺 3sg.fut (hositi)
    Bahapur 𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀺 (hoti) ?𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀺 3sg.pres (hoti)
    Ahraura 𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀺 (hoti) 𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀽 3sg.imp (hotū)
    East Dhauli 𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀺 (hoti)
    Jaugada 𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀺 (hoti)
    Northwest Shahbazgarhi 𐨧𐨆𐨟𐨁 (bhoti)
    Mansehra 𐨧𐨆𐨟𐨁 (bhoti), 𐨱𐨆𐨟𐨁 (hoti)
    West Girnar 𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀺 (hoti), 𑀪𑀯𑀢𑀺 (bhavati)
    South Yerragudi 𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀺 (hoti) 𑀳𑀼𑀲𑀁 1sg.aor (husaṃ), 𑀳𑁄𑀢 3sg.pres (hota), 𑀲𑀺𑀬𑀸 3sg.potn (siyā)
    Siddapura 𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀺 (hoti) 𑀳𑀼𑀲𑀁 1sg.aor (husaṃ), ?𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀺 3sg.pres (hoti)
    Brahmagiri 𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀺 (hoti) 𑀳𑀼𑀲𑀁 1sg.aor (husaṃ)
    Rajula-Mandagiri 𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀺 (hoti) 𑀳𑀼𑀲𑀁 1sg.aor (husaṃ), 𑀳𑁄𑀢 3sg.pres (hota), ?𑀲𑀺𑀬𑀸 3sg.potn (siyā)
    Udegolam 𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀺 (hoti) ?𑀳𑀼𑀲𑀁 1sg.aor (husaṃ), 𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀺 3sg.pres (hoti), 𑀳𑀼𑀯𑁂𑀬𑀸 3sg.potn (huveyā)
    Nittur 𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀺 (hoti) 𑀳𑀼𑀲𑀁 1sg.aor (husaṃ), 𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀺 3sg.pres (hoti), 𑀳𑀼𑀯𑁂𑀬𑀸 3sg.potn (huveyā)
    Map of dialectal forms of 𑀪𑀯𑀢𑀺 (“be”)
    𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀺 (hoti) (29)
    𐨧𐨆𐨟𐨁 (bhoti) (2)
    𑀪𑀯𑀢𑀺 (bhavati) (1)
    𐨱𐨆𐨟𐨁 (hoti) (1)

    Descendants

    • Dardic:
      • Ashkun: [script needed] (bōm, to be)
      • Dameli: [script needed] (bum)
      • Domaaki: [script needed] (huína, to become, be)
      • Gawar-Bati: بو (), بم (bima)
      • Indus Kohistani: [script needed] (hō̆-)
      • Kalami: [script needed] (hū-, to be, become)
      • Kalasha: [script needed] (hāw-, to become)
      • Kashmiri: بۄوُن (bọwun, to become)
      • Khowar: بک (bik, to become), بوم (bōm)
      • Phalura: ہن (hinu)
      • Shina: بوک (boĭki̯, to become)
        • Kohistani Shina: بون (bōnṷ, to be)
      • Shumashti: [script needed] (bo-, to become)
      • Torwali: حو ()
      • Ushojo: بون (bōn)
      • Wotapuri-Katarqalai: [script needed] (wō-)
    • Prakrit: 𑀳𑁄𑀇 (hoi), 𑀪𑁄𑀤𑀺 (bhodi)Śaurasenī, 𑀪𑀯𑀇 (bhavaï), 𑀪𑀯𑀏 (bhavae), 𑀳𑀼𑀯𑁃 (huvai) (see there for further descendants)

    Pali

    Alternative forms

    Verb

    𑀪𑀯𑀢𑀺 (root bhū, first conjugation)

    1. Brahmi script form of bhavati (“to become”)

    Conjugation

    • Present active participle: 𑀪𑀯𑀦𑁆𑀢𑁆 (bhavant), which see for forms and usage
    • Present middle participle: 𑀪𑀯𑀫𑀸𑀦 (bhavamāna), which see for forms and usage
    • Past participle: 𑀪𑀽𑀢 (bhūta), which see for forms and usage

    Adjective

    𑀪𑀯𑀢𑀺 (bhavati)

    1. Brahmi script form of bhavati, which is masculine/neuter locative singular of 𑀪𑀯𑀦𑁆𑀢𑁆 (bhavant), present participle of the verb above

    Sanskrit

    Alternative forms

    Verb

    𑀪𑀯𑀢𑀺 • (bhavati) third-singular indicative

    1. Brahmi script form of भवति (to be)