𐨡𐨿𐨪𐨁𐨝
Ashokan Prakrit edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
𐨡𐨿𐨪𐨁𐨝 (driḍha) (Mansehra, Shahbazgarhi)
Alternative forms edit
Attested at Mansehra and Shahbazgarhi.
Dialectal forms of 𑀤𑀺𑀠 (“firm”) | ||
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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”) | ||
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References edit
- 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