Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit/𑀦𑀝𑁆𑀝

This Ashokan Prakrit entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

A substrate borrowing.

Adjective

*𑀦𑀝𑁆𑀝 (*naṭṭa)^[1]

defective, lesser: vague meanings pertaining to being lesser in e.g. height, strength, prestige

Descendants

*𑀦𑀝𑁆𑀝 (*naṭṭa)
- Sauraseni Prakrit: *𑀡𑀝𑁆𑀝 (*ṇaṭṭa)
  - Hindustani:
    Hindi: नाटा (nāṭā, “short, dwarf”)
    
    Urdu: ناٹا (nāṭā)
  - Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਨਾਟਾ (nāṭā, “short, dwarf”)
    
    Shahmukhi script: ناٹا (nāṭā)
*𑀦𑀝𑁆𑀞 (*naṭṭha) (perhaps influenced by Sanskrit नष्ट (naṣṭa, “destroyed”))
- Magadhi Prakrit:
  - Odia: ନାଠା (nāṭhā, “dwarfish”)
- Sauraseni Prakrit: *𑀡𑀝𑁆𑀞 (*ṇaṭṭha)
  - Nepali: नाठो (nāṭho, “bachelor”) (derogatory)
- ⇒ Ashokan Prakrit: *𑀦𑀝𑁆𑀞-𑀭 (*naṭṭha-ra)
  - Maharastri Prakrit:
    - Marathi: नठारा (naṭhārā, “useless”)
  - Sauraseni Prakrit:
    - Gujarati: નઠારું (naṭhārũ, “wicked”)
*𑀦𑀟𑁆𑀠 (*naḍḍha)
- Sauraseni Prakrit: *𑀡𑀟𑁆𑀠 (*ṇaḍḍha)
  - Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਨੱਢਾ (naḍḍhā, “old person”), ਨੱਢੀ (naḍḍhī, “old woman”)
*𑀦𑀡𑁆𑀠 (*naṇḍha)
- Sauraseni Prakrit: *𑀡𑀁𑀠 (*ṇaṃḍha)
  - Sindhi:
    Arabic script: نَنڍو (naṇḍho, “small, short”)
    
    Devanagari script: नंढो (naṇḍho)

References

^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*naṭṭa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

[1] Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*naṭṭa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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