𑀅𑀳𑀅𑀁

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit अहकम् (ahakam, diminutive of अहम् (ahám)). Attested c. 232-268 BCE as Ashokan Prakrit 𑀳𑀓𑀁 (hakaṃ). Related to 𑀅𑀳𑀁 (ahaṃ).

Pronoun

𑀅𑀳𑀅𑀁 (ahaaṃ) (Devanagari अहअं, Kannada ಅಹಅಂ) (Maharastri)

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Alternative forms

• 𑀳𑀕𑁂 (hage) — Magadhi, 𑀅𑀳𑀬𑀁 (ahayaṃ) — hiatus-filler, Jain Maharastri

References

• Sir Ramkrishna Gopal Bhandarkar (2005) “अहअं”, in Study of Philology: Sanskrit and the Derived Languages, Delhi: Bharatiya Kala Prakashan, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 126, 277 of 356, →ISBN
• Woolner, Alfred Cooper, An Introduction to Prakrit‎, Calcutta: Baptist Mission Press, 1917, page 39.