𐨀𐨒𐨁

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

From Sanskrit ΰ€…ΰ€—ΰ₯ΰ€¨ΰ€Ώ (agnΓ­). Cognate with Pali aggi.

Noun

𐨀𐨒𐨁 (agi /aggi/) (Mansehra)

  1. Kharoshthi script form of 𑀅𑀕𑀺 (β€œfire”, 𑀅𑀕𑀺)

Alternative forms

Attested at Mansehra.

Dialectal forms of 𑀅𑀕𑀺 (β€œfire”)
Variety Location Forms
Central Kalsi 𑀅𑀕𑀺 (agi)
East Dhauli 𑀅𑀕𑀺 (agi)
Northwest Shahbazgarhi π¨—π¨†π¨Ÿπ¨ (joti)
Mansehra 𐨀𐨒𐨁 (agi)
West Girnar 𑀅𑀕𑀺 (agi)
Map of dialectal forms of 𑀅𑀕𑀺 (β€œfire”)
𑀅𑀕𑀺 (agi) (3)
π¨—π¨†π¨Ÿπ¨ (joti) (1)
𐨀𐨒𐨁 (agi) (1)

References

  • Sen, Sukumar (1960) A Comparative Grammar of Middle Indo-Aryan, Linguistic Society of India, page 44.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) β€œagni”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Gandhari

Etymology

From Sanskrit ΰ€…ΰ€—ΰ₯ΰ€¨ΰ€Ώ (agnΓ­), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *HagnΓ­αΉ£, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HagnΓ­s, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nΜ₯gΚ·nΓ­s. Cognate with Pali aggi.

Noun

𐨀𐨒𐨁 (agi)

  1. fire

References

  • Stefan Baums with Andrew Glass (2016) β€œΒΉagi”, in A Dictionary of Gandhariβ€Ž
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