𑀅𑀕

See also: 𑀅𑀕𑀺

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

From Sanskrit अग्र (ágra). Cognate with Pali agga.

Noun

𑀅𑀕 (aga /agga/) n

1. front, top

Alternative forms

Attested at Delhi-Topra, Dhauli, Girnar, Jaugada and Kalsi.

Dialectal forms of 𑀅𑀕 (“top, front”)
Variety	Location	Forms edit
Central	Kalsi	𑀅𑀕 /agga/ (aga]] /agga/</spa)
	Delhi-Topra	𑀅𑀕 /agga/ (aga]] /agga/</spa)
East	Dhauli	𑀅𑀕 /agga/ (aga]] /agga/</spa)
	Jaugada	𑀅𑀕 /agga/ (aga]] /agga/</spa)
Northwest	Shahbazgarhi	𐨀𐨒𐨿𐨪 (agra)
	Mansehra	𐨀𐨒𐨿𐨪 (agra)
West	Girnar	𑀅𑀕 /agga/ (aga]] /agga/</spa)

Map of dialectal forms of 𑀅𑀕 (“top, front”)
𑀅𑀕 (aga) (5) 𐨀𐨒𐨿𐨪 (agra) (2)

Descendants

• Prakrit: 𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕 (agga)
  • 𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀮 (aggala)
    • Old Gujarati: आगलि (ā̃gali)
      • Gujarati: આગળ (āgaḷ)
  • *𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕-𑀮-𑀅 (*agga-la-a)
    • Old Marathi:
      • Marathi: आगळे (āgḷe)
  • 𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀸𑀑 (aggāo), 𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀸𑀤𑁄 (aggādo) (ablative singular)
    • Gujarati: અગાઉ (agāu)
    • Hindi: अगाऊ (agāū)
    • Old Marathi:

      Modi script: 𑘀𑘑𑘰𑘪 (aghāva), 𑘁𑘑𑘰𑘌 (āghāo), 𑘁𑘑𑘰𑘪 (āghāva)

      Devanagari script: अघाव (aghāva), आघाओ (āghāo), आघाव (āghāva)

      • Marathi: आगाऊ (āgāū)
    • Punjabi:

      Gurmukhi script: ਅਗਾਊਂ (agāū̃)

      Shahmukhi script: اگاؤں

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ágra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press