𑀭𑀸𑀚𑀸
Ashokan Prakrit
Etymology
Etymology tree
Inherited from Sanskrit राजन् (rājan).
Noun
𑀭𑀸𑀚𑀸 (rājā) m
Declension
| Declension of 𑀭𑀸𑀚𑀸 (Girnar) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | 𑀭𑀸𑀚𑀸 (rājā) | — |
| Vocative | — | — |
| Accusative | — | — |
| Instrumental | 𑀭𑀸𑀜 (rāña) | — |
| Dative | — | — |
| Ablative | — | — |
| Genitive | 𑀭𑀸𑀜𑁄 (rāño) | — |
| Locative | — | — |
| Note: Many of these forms may be unattested. | ||
Alternative forms
Attested at Girnar, Nittur, Panguraria and Udegolam.
| Dialectal forms of 𑀭𑀸𑀚𑀸 (“king”) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Variety | Location | Lemmas | Forms |
| Central | Kalsi | 𑀮𑀸𑀚𑀸 (lājā) | |
| Delhi-Topra | 𑀮𑀸𑀚𑀸 (lājā) | ||
| Panguraria | 𑀭𑀸𑀚 (rāja) | 𑀭𑀸𑀚𑀸 nom.sg (rājā) | |
| East | Dhauli | 𑀮𑀸𑀚𑀸 (lājā) | |
| Jaugada | 𑀮𑀸𑀚𑀸 (lājā) | ||
| Northwest | Shahbazgarhi | 𐨪𐨩 (raya), 𐨪𐨗 (raja) | |
| Mansehra | 𐨪𐨗 (raja) | ||
| West | Girnar | 𑀭𑀸𑀚𑀸 (rājā) | |
| South | Udegolam | 𑀭𑀸𑀚 (rāja) | 𑀭𑀸𑀚𑀸 nom.sg (rājā) |
| Nittur | 𑀭𑀸𑀚 (rāja) | 𑀭𑀸𑀚𑀸 nom.sg (rājā) | |
| Map of dialectal forms of 𑀭𑀸𑀚𑀸 (“king”) | ||
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References
- Andersen, Paul Kent (1990) “rāja-”, in Studies in the Minor Rock Edicts of Aśoka, Freiburg: Hedwig Falk, page 165
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Noun
𑀭𑀸𑀚𑀸