𑀤𑀺𑀠

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

From Sanskrit दृढ (dṛḍhá), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *dr̥ẓḍʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰr̥ždʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰr̥ǵʰtós (“strong, firm, hard”), from *dʰerǵʰ- (“to be firm, strong, tough, hard”).

Adjective

𑀤𑀺𑀠 (diḍha) (Kalsi, Yerragudi)

  1. firm, hard

Alternative forms

Attested at Kalsi and Yerragudi.

Dialectal forms of 𑀤𑀺𑀠 (“firm”)
Variety Location Forms
Central Kalsi 𑀤𑀺𑀠 (diḍha)
Northwest Shahbazgarhi 𐨡𐨿𐨪𐨁𐨝 (driḍha)
Mansehra 𐨡𐨿𐨪𐨁𐨝 (driḍha)
West Girnar 𑀤𑀠 (daḍha)
South Yerragudi 𑀤𑀺𑀠 (diḍha)
Map of dialectal forms of 𑀤𑀺𑀠 (“firm”)
𑀤𑀺𑀠 (diḍha) (2)
𐨡𐨿𐨪𐨁𐨝 (driḍha) (2)
𑀤𑀠 (daḍha) (1)

Descendants
  • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀤𑀺𑀠 (diḍha)
    • Hindi: दिढ़ (diṛh)

References
  • Sen, Sukumar (1960) A Comparative Grammar of Middle Indo-Aryan, Linguistic Society of India, page 52.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dr̥ḍhá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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