𑀢𑀺𑀁𑀦𑀺

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

From Sanskrit त्रीणि n (trī́ṇi) (see त्रि m (trí)), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *tráyas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tráyas, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes. Cognate with Pali tīṇi.

Numeral

𑀢𑀺𑀁𑀦𑀺 (tiṃni /tiṇṇi/)

  1. three

Alternative forms

Attested at Allahabad-Kosambi, Delhi-Meerut, Delhi-Topra, Dhauli, Jaugada, Kalsi, Lauriya-Araraj, Lauriya-Nandangarh and Rampurva.

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”)
𑀢𑀺𑀁𑀦𑀺 (tiṃni) (9)
𑀢𑀺𑀦𑀺 (tini) (1)
𑀢𑁆𑀭𑀻 (trī) (1)
𐨟𐨁𐨣𐨁 (tini) (1)
𐨟𐨿𐨪𐨩𐨆 (trayo) (1)
𑀢𑀻 () (1)

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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