𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀢𑀺

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

From Sanskrit अस्ति (ásti), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hásti, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti.

Verb

𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀢𑀺 (asti) (Girnar)

1. to be

   Antonym: 𑀦𑀲𑁆𑀢𑀺 (nasti)

Alternative forms

Attested at Girnar.

Dialectal forms of 𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀢𑀺 (“be”)
Variety	Location	Lemmas	Forms edit
Central	Kalsi	𑀅𑀣𑀺 (athi)
	Delhi-Topra	𑀅𑀣𑀺 (athi)
	Rupnath	𑀅𑀣𑀺 (athi)
East	Dhauli	𑀅𑀣𑀺 (athi)
	Jaugada	𑀅𑀣𑀺 (athi)
Northwest	Shahbazgarhi	𐨀𐨯𐨿𐨟𐨁 (asti)
	Mansehra	𐨀𐨯𐨿𐨟𐨁 (asti)
West	Girnar	𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀢𑀺 (asti)

Map of dialectal forms of 𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀢𑀺 (“be”)
𑀅𑀣𑀺 (athi) (5) 𐨀𐨯𐨿𐨟𐨁 (asti) (2) 𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀢𑀺 (asti) (1)

Descendants

• Ardhamagadhi Prakrit: 𑀅𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀺 (atthi)
• Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀅𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀺 (atthi)
• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀅𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀺 (atthi)
  • Old Marathi: 𑘁𑘝𑘲 (ātī), 𑘁𑘞𑘲 (āthī)
    • Marathi: आथि (āthi) (poetic)
• Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀅𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀺 (atthi)
  • Old Hindi: आथना (āthanā)
    • Hindustani: āthnā

      Hindi: आथना

      Urdu: آتَھنا (āthanā)

  • Sindhi:

    Arabic script: اَٿَ (atha)

    Devanagari script: अथ (atha)

References

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