𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀆𑀭

Prakrit

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit 𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀓𑀸𑀭 (maṇikāra). By surface analysis, 𑀫𑀡𑀺 (maṇi) +‎ -𑀆𑀭 (-āra). Cognate with Pali maṇikāra.

Noun

𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀆𑀭 (maṇiāram (Devanagari मणिआर, Kannada ಮಣಿಆರ) (attested in Māhārāṣṭrī)

  1. jeweler
    • c. 700 CE, Haribhadra, Maṇipati-Carita 187:
      𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀭𑁂𑀡 𑀏𑀕𑁂𑀡𑀁 𑀯𑀼𑀤𑁆𑀥𑁂𑀡𑀁 𑀦𑀺𑀬-𑀲𑀼𑀬𑀸𑀡 𑀤𑀯𑀺𑀡-𑀅𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀁
      𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀺𑀬-𑀦𑀺𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀺𑀡𑁆𑀡𑁂𑀡𑀁 𑀩𑀼𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀻𑀏 𑀲𑀁𑀥𑀺𑀑 𑀳𑀸𑀭𑁄
      maṇiyāreṇa egeṇaṃ vuddheṇaṃ niya-suyāṇa daviṇa-atthaṃ
      jīviya-nivviṇṇeṇaṃ buddhīe saṃdhio hāro
      • 1959 translation by Robert Hamilton Blair Williams
        One aged jeweller, being weary of life,
        skilfully repaired the necklace in order to provide wealth for his sons.
    • c. 1088 – 1173, Hemachandra, Deśināmamālā 7.77:
      𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀆𑀭-𑀖𑀭𑁄𑀮𑀻𑀲𑀼𑀁 𑀯𑁂𑀟𑀺𑀅𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀁𑀪𑀭𑀸𑀑-𑀅𑁇
      𑀯𑁂𑀮𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀅𑀁 𑀯𑁂𑀭𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀏 𑀯𑁂𑀅𑀟𑀺𑀅𑀁 𑀢𑀳-𑀬 𑀧𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑁂𑁈
      maṇiāra-gharolīsuṃ veḍiavesaṃbharāo-a.
      veluliaṃ verulie veaḍiaṃ taha-ya paccutte.
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Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀆𑀭 (masculine)
singular plural
Nominative 𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀆𑀭𑁄 (maṇiāro) 𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀆𑀭𑀸 (maṇiārā)
Accusative 𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀆𑀭𑀁 (maṇiāraṃ) 𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀆𑀭𑁂 (maṇiāre) or 𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀆𑀭𑀸 (maṇiārā)
Instrumental 𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀆𑀭𑁂𑀡 (maṇiāreṇa) or 𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀆𑀭𑁂𑀡𑀁 (maṇiāreṇaṃ) 𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀆𑀭𑁂𑀳𑀺 (maṇiārehi) or 𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀆𑀭𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (maṇiārehiṃ)
Dative 𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀆𑀭𑀸𑀅 (maṇiārāa)
Ablative 𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀆𑀭𑀸𑀑 (maṇiārāo) or 𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀆𑀭𑀸𑀉 (maṇiārāu) or 𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀆𑀭𑀸 (maṇiārā) or 𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀆𑀭𑀸𑀳𑀺 (maṇiārāhi) or 𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀆𑀭𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (maṇiārāhiṃto)
Genitive 𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀆𑀭𑀲𑁆𑀲 (maṇiārassa) 𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀆𑀭𑀸𑀡 (maṇiārāṇa) or 𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀆𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀁 (maṇiārāṇaṃ)
Locative 𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀆𑀭𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (maṇiārammi) or 𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀆𑀭𑁂 (maṇiāre) 𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀆𑀭𑁂𑀲𑀼 (maṇiāresu) or 𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀆𑀭𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (maṇiāresuṃ)
Vocative 𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀆𑀭 (maṇiāra) or 𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀆𑀭𑀸 (maṇiārā) 𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀆𑀭𑀸 (maṇiārā)

Derived terms

  • Prakrit: *𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀆𑀭-𑀇𑀆 ~ *𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀆𑀭-𑀇𑀕𑀸 (*maṇiāra-iā ~ *maṇiāra-igā)
    • Gojri: مݩیاری (maṇyārī)
    • Hindustani: manihārī
      Hindi: मनिहारी
      Urdu: مَنِہَارِی (manihārī)
    • Konkani: monneri
    • Marathi: मणेरी (maṇerī, adjective), मण्यारी (maṇyārī)
  • Odia: ମଣିହାରୀ (maṇihāri)
  • Prakrit: *𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀆𑀭-𑀅 ~ *𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀆𑀭-𑀕 (*maṇiāra-a ~ *maṇiāra-ga)
    • Braj: मणियारौ (maṇiyārau, adjective)

Descendants

  • Gujarati: મણિયાર (maṇiyār)
  • Hindustani: maniyār, manihār
    Hindi: मनियार (adjective), मनिहार
    Urdu: مَنِیَار (maniyār, adjective), مَنِہَار (manihār)
  • Malvi: मणेर (maṇer), मण्यार (maṇyār)
  • Old Marathi: maṇiyāra
    Devanagari script: मणियार
    Modi script: 𑘦𑘜𑘲𑘧𑘰𑘨
  • Old Punjabi: ਮਨੀਆਰੁ (manīāru)
    • Punjabi:
      Gurmukhi script: ਮਨਿਆਰ (maniāra), ਮੁਨਿਆਰ (muniāra)
      Shahmukhi script: مَنیَار (manyār), مُنیَار (munyār)
  • Sindhi: مَڻِيارُ (maṇiyāru, adjective)

References

  • Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “मणिआर”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 670.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “maṇiāra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 558