𑀅𑀟𑁆𑀠𑀸𑀇𑀬

Prakrit

Alternative forms

• 𑀅𑀟𑁆𑀠𑀸𑀇𑀚𑁆𑀚 (aḍḍhāijja), 𑀅𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀢𑀇𑀬 (addhataïya), 𑀅𑀟𑁆𑀠𑀇𑀚𑁆𑀚 (aḍḍhaïjja)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁er-

Proto-Indo-European *dʰe

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hárdʰas

Sanskrit अर्ध (ardha)

Proto-Indo-European *tréyes

Proto-Indo-Iranian *tráyasder.

Sanskrit तृतीय (tṛtīya)

Sanskrit अर्धतृतीय (ardhatṛtīya)

Ashokan Prakrit 𑀅𑀠𑀢𑀺𑀬 (aḍhatiya)

Prakrit 𑀅𑀟𑁆𑀠𑀸𑀇𑀬 (aḍḍhāiya)

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀅𑀠𑀢𑀺𑀬 (aḍhatiya), from Sanskrit अर्धतृतीय (ardhatṛtīya), from अर्ध (ardha) + तृतीय (tṛtīya).

Numeral

𑀅𑀟𑁆𑀠𑀸𑀇𑀬 (aḍḍhāiya) (Devanagari अड्ढाइय) (cardinal number)

1. two and a half, 2.5

Descendants

• Central Indo-Aryan:
  • Awadhi: अढ़ाई (aṛhāī), ढाई (ḍhāī)
  • Old Hindi: अढाई (aḍhāī)
    • Hindustani:
      • Hindi: ढाई (ḍhāī)
      • Urdu: ڈھَائِی (ḍhāī)
• Eastern Indo-Aryan:
  • Bengali–Assamese:
    • Assamese: আঢ়ৈ (arhoi)
    • Old Bengali: আঢাই (āḍhāi)
      • Middle Bengali: আঢ়াই (aṛhai)
        • Bengali: আড়াই (aṛai)
  • Bihari:
    • Bhojpuri: अढ़इया (aṛhaiyā)
    • Maithili: 𑂃𑂜𑂶𑂄 (aṛhaiā)
  • Odia: ଅଢ଼ାଇ (aṛhāi), ଅଢ଼େଇ (aṛhei)
• Northern Indo-Aryan:
  • Bhadrawahi: ढाई (ḍhāī)
  • Churahi: अढाए (aḍhāe)
  • Kumaoni: अढ़ाइ (aṛhāi)
  • Nepali: अड़ाइ (aṛāi)
• Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
  • Punjabi: ਢਾਈ (ḍhāī)
  • Sindhi: اڍآڪ (aḍhāī)
• Western Indo-Aryan:
  • Gujarati: અઢી (aḍhī)
  • Kachchi: અડી (aḍī)
• Southern Indo-Aryan:
  • Old Marathi: अढैच (aḍhaica)
    • Marathi: अडीच (aḍīc)