𐨀𐨁𐨡𐨣𐨁
Ashokan Prakrit edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Sanskrit इदानीम् (idā́nīm). Cognate with Pali idānī, dāni.
Adverb edit
𐨀𐨁𐨡𐨣𐨁 (idani)
Alternative forms edit
Attested at Mansehra and Shahbazgarhi.
| Dialectal forms of 𑀇𑀤𑀸𑀦𑀺 (“now”) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Variety | Location | Forms |
| Central | Kalsi | 𑀇𑀤𑀸𑀦𑀺 (idāni) |
| Rupnath | 𑀤𑀸𑀦𑀺 (dāni) | |
| Northwest | Shahbazgarhi | 𐨀𐨁𐨡𐨣𐨁 (idani) |
| Mansehra | 𐨀𐨁𐨡𐨣𐨁 (idani) | |
| South | Maski | 𑀤𑀸𑀦𑀺 (dāni) |
| Map of dialectal forms of 𑀇𑀤𑀸𑀦𑀺 (“now”) | ||
|---|---|---|
Derived terms edit
- *𐨀𐨁𐨡𐨣𐨁 𐨀𐨅𐨬 (*idani eva)
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- Hultzsch, E[ugen Julius Theodor] (1925) Inscriptions of Aśoka (new edition), in Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum, volume 1, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 236.
- Sen, Sukumar (1960) A Comparative Grammar of Middle Indo-Aryan, Linguistic Society of India, page 129.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “idani”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 71
Gandhari edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit 𐨀𐨁𐨡𐨣𐨁 (idani).
Adverb edit
𐨀𐨁𐨡𐨣𐨁 (idani)
Further reading edit
- Stefan Baums with Andrew Glass (2016) “idani”, in A Dictionary of Gandhari[1]
Niya Prakrit edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit 𐨀𐨁𐨡𐨣𐨁 (idani).
Adverb edit
𐨀𐨁𐨡𐨣𐨁 (idani)
Alternative forms edit
- 𐨀𐨁𐨟𐨣𐨁 (itani)
Further reading edit
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “idani”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 71