𑀫𑀢

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *mer-
    Proto-Indo-European *-tós
    Proto-Indo-European *mr̥tós
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *mr̥tás
    Sanskrit मृ॒त (mṛtá)
    Ashokan Prakrit 𑀫𑀢 (mata)

    Inherited from Sanskrit मृ॒त (mṛtá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mr̥tás, from Proto-Indo-European *mr̥tós, from *mer- + *-tós.

    Adjective

    𑀫𑀢 (mata)

    1. dead

    Alternative forms

    Attested at Girnar.

    Dialectal forms of 𑀫𑀢 (“dead”)
    Variety Location Lemmas Forms
    Central Kalsi 𑀫𑀝 (maṭa)
    Northwest Shahbazgarhi 𐨨𐨂𐨚 (muṭa)
    Mansehra 𐨨𐨚 (maṭa)
    West Girnar 𑀫𑀢 (mata)
    Map of dialectal forms of 𑀫𑀢 (“dead”)
    𑀫𑀝 (maṭa) (1)
    𐨨𐨚 (maṭa) (1)
    𑀫𑀢 (mata) (1)
    𐨨𐨂𐨚 (muṭa) (1)

    Descendants

    References

    • Sen, Sukumar (1960) A Comparative Grammar of Middle Indo-Aryan, Linguistic Society of India, page 9.
    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mr̥tá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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