𑖭𑖲𑖨𑖲𑖝𑖯𑖡

Apabhramsa

Etymology

    Borrowed from Classical Persian سُلْطَان (sultān), from Arabic سُلْطَان (sulṭān).

    Noun

    𑖭𑖲𑖨𑖲𑖝𑖯𑖡 (surutāna) (attested in Avahaṭṭha)

    1. sultan
      • c. 1352 – 1448, Vidyapati, 4 32.122-123:[1]
        𑖕𑖏𑖡𑖸 𑖓𑖩𑖰𑖀 𑖭𑖲𑖨𑖲𑖝𑖯𑖡 𑖩𑖸𑖏 𑖢𑖨𑖰𑖭𑖸𑖏 𑖕𑖯𑖡 𑖎𑖺 𑗂
        𑖝𑖨𑖜𑖰 𑖝𑖸𑖕 𑖭𑖽𑖪𑖨𑖰𑖀 𑖀𑖘𑖿𑖙 𑖟𑖰𑖐𑖢𑖯𑖩 𑖎𑖘𑖿𑖙 𑖮𑖺 𑗃
        jakhane calia surutāna lekha parisekha jāna ko .
        taraṇi teja saṃvaria aṭṭha digapāla kaṭṭha ho .
        When the Sultan has set out
        who can take a guess at where that journey will take him?
        The brilliance of the Sun was concealed
        and the eight Dikpālas were troubled.

    Declension

    Declension of 𑖭𑖲𑖨𑖲𑖝𑖯𑖡 (masculine)
    singular plural
    Nominative 𑖭𑖲𑖨𑖲𑖝𑖯𑖡𑖲 (surutānu) 𑖭𑖲𑖨𑖲𑖝𑖯𑖡 (surutāna)
    Accusative 𑖭𑖲𑖨𑖲𑖝𑖯𑖡𑖲 (surutānu) 𑖭𑖲𑖨𑖲𑖝𑖯𑖡 (surutāna)
    Instrumental 𑖭𑖲𑖨𑖲𑖝𑖯𑖡𑖸𑖽 (surutāneṃ) or 𑖭𑖲𑖨𑖲𑖝𑖯𑖡𑖸𑖜𑖽 (surutāneṇaṃ) or 𑖭𑖲𑖨𑖲𑖝𑖯𑖡𑖸𑖜 (surutāneṇa) 𑖭𑖲𑖨𑖲𑖝𑖯𑖡 (surutāna) or 𑖭𑖲𑖨𑖲𑖝𑖯𑖡𑖸𑖮𑖰𑖽 (surutānehiṃ)
    Dative 𑖭𑖲𑖨𑖲𑖝𑖯𑖡𑖮𑖺 (surutānaho) or 𑖭𑖲𑖨𑖲𑖝𑖯𑖡𑖭𑖲 (surutānasu) or 𑖭𑖲𑖨𑖲𑖝𑖯𑖡𑖭𑖿𑖭𑖲 (surutānassu) 𑖭𑖲𑖨𑖲𑖝𑖯𑖡𑖮𑖽 (surutānahaṃ)
    Ablative 𑖭𑖲𑖨𑖲𑖝𑖯𑖡𑖮𑖸 (surutānahe) or 𑖭𑖲𑖨𑖲𑖝𑖯𑖡𑖮𑖲 (surutānahu) 𑖭𑖲𑖨𑖲𑖝𑖯𑖡𑖮𑖲𑖽 (surutānahuṃ)
    Genitive 𑖭𑖲𑖨𑖲𑖝𑖯𑖡𑖮𑖺 (surutānaho) or 𑖭𑖲𑖨𑖲𑖝𑖯𑖡𑖭𑖲 (surutānasu) or 𑖭𑖲𑖨𑖲𑖝𑖯𑖡𑖭𑖿𑖭𑖲 (surutānassu) 𑖭𑖲𑖨𑖲𑖝𑖯𑖡𑖮𑖽 (surutānahaṃ) or 𑖭𑖲𑖨𑖲𑖝𑖯𑖡𑖯𑖜𑖽 (surutānāṇaṃ) or 𑖭𑖲𑖨𑖲𑖝𑖯𑖡𑖯𑖜 (surutānāṇa)
    Locative 𑖭𑖲𑖨𑖲𑖝𑖯𑖡𑖰 (surutāni) or 𑖭𑖲𑖨𑖲𑖝𑖯𑖡𑖸 (surutāne) 𑖭𑖲𑖨𑖲𑖝𑖯𑖡𑖮𑖰𑖽 (surutānahiṃ)
    Vocative 𑖭𑖲𑖨𑖲𑖝𑖯𑖡 (surutāna) 𑖭𑖲𑖨𑖲𑖝𑖯𑖡𑖮𑖺 (surutānaho)

    Descendants

    • Eastern Indo-Aryan:
      • Assamese: চুলতান (sultan)
      • Bengali: সুলতান (śulotan)
      • Maithili: sulᵊtān
        Devanagari script: सुलतान
        Tirhuta script: 𑒮𑒳𑒪𑒞𑒢

    References

    1. ^ Dr. Shashinath Jha (2020) विद्यापति कृत कीर्तिलता [vidyāpati kṛta kīrtilatā, Kīrtilatā of Vidyāpati], Bhavanath Jha, page 155