𐨟𐨿𐨪𐨩𐨆
Ashokan Prakrit
Etymology
From Sanskrit त्रयः (tráyaḥ) (see त्रि (trí)), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *tráyas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tráyas, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes. Cognate with Pali tayo.
Alternative forms
Attested at Shahbazgarhi.
| Dialectal forms of 𑀢𑀺𑀁𑀦𑀺 (“three”) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Variety | Location | Forms |
| Central | Kalsi | 𑀢𑀺𑀦𑀺 (tini), 𑀢𑀺𑀁𑀦𑀺 (tiṃni) |
| Delhi-Topra | 𑀢𑀺𑀁𑀦𑀺 (tiṃni) | |
| Delhi-Meerut | 𑀢𑀺𑀁𑀦𑀺 (tiṃni) | |
| Rampurva | 𑀢𑀺𑀁𑀦𑀺 (tiṃni) | |
| Lauriya-Nandangarh | 𑀢𑀺𑀁𑀦𑀺 (tiṃni) | |
| Lauriya-Araraj | 𑀢𑀺𑀁𑀦𑀺 (tiṃni) | |
| Allahabad-Kosambi | 𑀢𑀺𑀁𑀦𑀺 (tiṃni) | |
| East | Dhauli | 𑀢𑀺𑀁𑀦𑀺 (tiṃni) |
| Jaugada | 𑀢𑀺𑀁𑀦𑀺 (tiṃni) | |
| Northwest | Shahbazgarhi | 𐨟𐨿𐨪𐨩𐨆 (trayo) |
| Mansehra | 𐨟𐨁𐨣𐨁 (tini) | |
| West | Girnar | 𑀢𑀻 (tī), 𑀢𑁆𑀭𑀻 (trī) |
| Map of dialectal forms of 𑀢𑀺𑀁𑀦𑀺 (“three”) | ||
|---|---|---|
Descendants
References
- Sen, Sukumar (1960) A Comparative Grammar of Middle Indo-Aryan, Linguistic Society of India, page 133.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “tráyaḥ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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