𐨟𐨿𐨪𐨩𐨆

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

From Sanskrit त्रयः (tráyaḥ) (see त्रि (trí)), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *tráyas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tráyas, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes. Cognate with Pali tayo.

Numeral

𐨟𐨿𐨪𐨩𐨆 (trayo) (Shahbazgarhi)

1. three

Alternative forms

Attested at Shahbazgarhi.

Dialectal forms of 𑀢𑀺𑀁𑀦𑀺 (“three”)
Variety	Location	Forms edit
Central	Kalsi	𑀢𑀺𑀦𑀺 (tini), 𑀢𑀺𑀁𑀦𑀺 (tiṃni)
	Delhi-Topra	𑀢𑀺𑀁𑀦𑀺 (tiṃni)
	Delhi-Meerut	𑀢𑀺𑀁𑀦𑀺 (tiṃni)
	Rampurva	𑀢𑀺𑀁𑀦𑀺 (tiṃni)
	Lauriya-Nandangarh	𑀢𑀺𑀁𑀦𑀺 (tiṃni)
	Lauriya-Araraj	𑀢𑀺𑀁𑀦𑀺 (tiṃni)
	Allahabad-Kosambi	𑀢𑀺𑀁𑀦𑀺 (tiṃni)
East	Dhauli	𑀢𑀺𑀁𑀦𑀺 (tiṃni)
	Jaugada	𑀢𑀺𑀁𑀦𑀺 (tiṃni)
Northwest	Shahbazgarhi	𐨟𐨿𐨪𐨩𐨆 (trayo)
	Mansehra	𐨟𐨁𐨣𐨁 (tini)
West	Girnar	𑀢𑀻 (tī), 𑀢𑁆𑀭𑀻 (trī)

Map of dialectal forms of 𑀢𑀺𑀁𑀦𑀺 (“three”)
𑀢𑀺𑀁𑀦𑀺 (tiṃni) (9) 𑀢𑀺𑀦𑀺 (tini) (1) 𑀢𑁆𑀭𑀻 (trī) (1) 𐨟𐨁𐨣𐨁 (tini) (1) 𐨟𐨿𐨪𐨩𐨆 (trayo) (1) 𑀢𑀻 (tī) (1)

Descendants

• Ardhamagadhi Prakrit: 𑀢𑀑 (tao)
• Sauraseni Prakrit:
  • Kachchi: ત્રે (tre)
  • Kholosi: tereda
  • Sindhi:

    Arabic script: ٽي

    Devanagari script: टे

  • Vaghri: ત્રે (tre)

References

• Sen, Sukumar (1960) A Comparative Grammar of Middle Indo-Aryan, Linguistic Society of India, page 133.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “tráyaḥ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press