𐨀𐨒𐨁
Ashokan Prakrit edit
Etymology edit
From Sanskrit अग्नि (agní). Cognate with Pali aggi.
Noun edit
𐨀𐨒𐨁 (agi /aggi/) (Mansehra)
- Kharoshthi script form of 𑀅𑀕𑀺 (“fire”, 𑀅𑀕𑀺)
Alternative forms edit
Attested at Mansehra.
| Dialectal forms of 𑀅𑀕𑀺 (“fire”) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Variety | Location | Forms |
| Central | Kalsi | 𑀅𑀕𑀺 (agi) |
| East | Dhauli | 𑀅𑀕𑀺 (agi) |
| Northwest | Shahbazgarhi | 𐨗𐨆𐨟𐨁 (joti) |
| Mansehra | 𐨀𐨒𐨁 (agi) | |
| West | Girnar | 𑀅𑀕𑀺 (agi) |
| Map of dialectal forms of 𑀅𑀕𑀺 (“fire”) | ||
|---|---|---|
References edit
- Sen, Sukumar (1960) A Comparative Grammar of Middle Indo-Aryan, Linguistic Society of India, page 44.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “agni”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Gandhari edit
Etymology edit
From Sanskrit अग्नि (agní), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hagníṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hagnís, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥gʷnís. Cognate with Pali aggi.
Noun edit
𐨀𐨒𐨁 (agi)
References edit
- Stefan Baums with Andrew Glass (2016) “¹agi”, in A Dictionary of Gandhari[1]