𑀅𑀕𑀺

Ashokan Prakrit

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

𑀅𑀕𑀺 (agi /aggi/) (Dhauli, Girnar, Kalsi)

  1. fire

Alternative forms

Attested at Dhauli, Girnar and Kalsi.

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)

Descendants

  • Prakrit: 𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀺 (aggi), 𑀅𑀕𑀑𑀺 (agaαΉ‡i), 𑀅𑀕𑀺𑀑𑀺 (agiαΉ‡i) (see there for further descendants)

References

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