𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
Numeral
𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲 (sahassa) n
- Brahmi script form of sahassa (“thousand”)
Declension
Declension table of "𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲" (neuter)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀁 (sahassaṃ) | 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀦𑀺 (sahassāni) |
| Accusative (second) | 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀁 (sahassaṃ) | 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀦𑀺 (sahassāni) |
| Instrumental (third) | 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑁂𑀦 (sahassena) | 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑁂𑀳𑀺 (sahassehi) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑁂𑀪𑀺 (sahassebhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀲𑁆𑀲 (sahassassa) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀬 (sahassāya) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀁 (sahassatthaṃ) | 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀦𑀁 (sahassānaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀸 (sahassasmā) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀸 (sahassamhā) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸 (sahassā) | 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑁂𑀳𑀺 (sahassehi) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑁂𑀪𑀺 (sahassebhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀲𑁆𑀲 (sahassassa) | 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀦𑀁 (sahassānaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀺𑀁 (sahassasmiṃ) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀺 (sahassamhi) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑁂 (sahasse) | 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑁂𑀲𑀼 (sahassesu) |
| Vocative (calling) | 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲 (sahassa) | 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀦𑀺 (sahassāni) |
Prakrit
Etymology
Etymology tree
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭 (sahasra); see there for more. Cognate with Magadhi Prakrit 𑀰𑀳𑀰𑁆𑀰 (śahaśśa), Pali sahassa.
Numeral
𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲 (sahassa) n or m (Devanagari सहस्स, Gujarati સહસ્સ, Kannada ಸಹಸ್ಸ) (attested in Ardhamāgadhī, Māhārāṣṭrī, Paiśācī, Śaurasenī) (cardinal number)
Declension
| Maharastri declension of 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲 (neuter) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| Nominative | 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀁 (sahassaṃ) | 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀇𑀁 (sahassāiṃ) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀇 (sahassāi) |
| Accusative | 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀁 (sahassaṃ) | 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀇𑀁 (sahassāiṃ) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀇 (sahassāi) |
| Instrumental | 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑁂𑀡 (sahasseṇa) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑁂𑀡𑀁 (sahasseṇaṃ) | 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑁂𑀳𑀺 (sahassehi) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (sahassehiṃ) |
| Dative | 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀅 (sahassāa) | — |
| Ablative | 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀑 (sahassāo) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀉 (sahassāu) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸 (sahassā) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀺 (sahassāhi) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (sahassāhiṃto) | — |
| Genitive | 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀲𑁆𑀲 (sahassassa) | 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀡 (sahassāṇa) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀁 (sahassāṇaṃ) |
| Locative | 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (sahassammi) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑁂 (sahasse) | 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑁂𑀲𑀼 (sahassesu) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (sahassesuṃ) |
| Vocative | 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲 (sahassa) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸 (sahassā) | 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀇𑀁 (sahassāiṃ) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀇 (sahassāi) |
| Maharastri declension of 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲 (masculine) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| Nominative | 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑁄 (sahasso) | 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸 (sahassā) |
| Accusative | 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀁 (sahassaṃ) | 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑁂 (sahasse) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸 (sahassā) |
| Instrumental | 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑁂𑀡 (sahasseṇa) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑁂𑀡𑀁 (sahasseṇaṃ) | 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑁂𑀳𑀺 (sahassehi) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (sahassehiṃ) |
| Dative | 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀅 (sahassāa) | — |
| Ablative | 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀑 (sahassāo) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀉 (sahassāu) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸 (sahassā) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀺 (sahassāhi) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (sahassāhiṃto) | — |
| Genitive | 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀲𑁆𑀲 (sahassassa) | 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀡 (sahassāṇa) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀁 (sahassāṇaṃ) |
| Locative | 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (sahassammi) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑁂 (sahasse) | 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑁂𑀲𑀼 (sahassesu) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (sahassesuṃ) |
| Vocative | 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲 (sahassa) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸 (sahassā) | 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸 (sahassā) |
Descendants
Descendants
- Central Indo-Aryan:
- Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
- Old Punjabi: ਸਹਸ (sahasa /sahansa/)
- Sindhi: sahasu
- Arabic script: سَهَسُ
- Devanagari script: सहसु
- Khudabadi script: 𑋝𑋞𑋝𑋣
- Southern Indo-Aryan:
- Old Marathi: sahāsa
- Devanagari script: सहास
- Modi script: 𑘭𑘮𑘰𑘭
- Old Marathi: sahāsa
- Western Indo-Aryan:
- Old Gujarati: सहस (sahasa)
- Saurashtra: ꢱꢱꢬ꣄ (sasar), ꢱꢵꢬ꣄ (sār)
Further reading
More information
- Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 222
- Woolner, Alfred Cooper, An Introduction to Prakrit, Calcutta: Baptist Mission Press, 1917, page 21.
- Maharaj, Ratnachandraji (1923-1938) “सहस्स”, in An Illustrated Ardha-Magadhi Dictionary, volume 5, Kesarichand Bhandari, page 617, column 1; republished Bungalow Road, Jawahar Nagar, Delhi 110007: Motilal Banarsidass, 1988
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sahassa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 768
- Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “सहस्स”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 885.