𐨀𐨒𐨁

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

From Sanskrit अग्नि (agní). Cognate with Pali aggi.

Noun

𐨀𐨒𐨁 (agi /aggi/) (Mansehra)

1. Kharoshthi script form of 𑀅𑀕𑀺 (“fire”, 𑀅𑀕𑀺)

Alternative forms

Attested at Mansehra.

Dialectal forms of 𑀅𑀕𑀺 (“fire”)
Variety	Location	Forms edit
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”)
𑀅𑀕𑀺 (agi) (3) 𐨗𐨆𐨟𐨁 (joti) (1) 𐨀𐨒𐨁 (agi) (1)

References

• 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

Etymology

From Sanskrit अग्नि (agní), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hagníṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hagnís, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥gʷnís. Cognate with Pali aggi.

Noun

𐨀𐨒𐨁 (agi)

1. fire

References

• Stefan Baums with Andrew Glass (2016) “¹agi”, in A Dictionary of Gandhari‎^[1]