𑀫𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀅
Prakrit
Alternative forms
- 𑀫𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀬 (matthaya), 𑀫𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀕 (matthaga)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit मस्तक (mastaka).
Noun
𑀫𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀅 (matthaa) m (Devanagari मत्थअ, Gujarati મત્થઅ, Kannada ಮತ್ಥಅ) (attested in Ardhamāgadhī, Jain Māhārāṣṭrī, Śaurasenī)
Declension
| Sauraseni declension of 𑀫𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀅 (masculine) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| Nominative | 𑀫𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀑 (matthao) | 𑀫𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀆 (matthaā) |
| Accusative | 𑀫𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀅𑀁 (matthaaṃ) | 𑀫𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀏 (matthae) |
| Instrumental | 𑀫𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀏𑀡 (matthaeṇa) | 𑀫𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀏𑀳𑀺𑀁 (matthaehiṃ) |
| Dative | — | — |
| Ablative | 𑀫𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀆𑀤𑁄 (matthaādo) | — |
| Genitive | 𑀫𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲 (matthaassa) | 𑀫𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀆𑀡𑀁 (matthaāṇaṃ) |
| Locative | 𑀫𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀏 (matthae) | 𑀫𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀏𑀲𑀼 (matthaesu) or 𑀫𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀏𑀲𑀼𑀁 (matthaesuṃ) |
| Vocative | 𑀫𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀅 (matthaa) | 𑀫𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀆 (matthaā) |
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “masta”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 571
- Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “मत्थ_मत्थग_मत्थय”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 671.
- Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, pages 140, 256