𑀇𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀸

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit इष्टा (iṣṭā), related to इष्टका (íṣṭakā, “brick”).

Noun

𑀇𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀸 (iṭṭā) f (Devanagari इट्टा, Kannada ಇಟ್ಟಾ) (Māhārāṣṭrī)

1. brick
   • c. 8th century CE, Vākpati-rāja, Gauḍavadha

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀇𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀸 (feminine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀇𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀸 (iṭṭā)	𑀇𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀸𑀑 (iṭṭāo) or 𑀇𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀸𑀉 (iṭṭāu) or 𑀇𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀸 (iṭṭā)
Accusative	𑀇𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀁 (iṭṭaṃ)	𑀇𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀸𑀑 (iṭṭāo) or 𑀇𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀸𑀉 (iṭṭāu) or 𑀇𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀸 (iṭṭā)
Instrumental	𑀇𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀸𑀏 (iṭṭāe) or 𑀇𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀸𑀇 (iṭṭāi) or 𑀇𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀸𑀅 (iṭṭāa)	𑀇𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀸𑀳𑀺 (iṭṭāhi) or 𑀇𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁 (iṭṭāhiṃ)
Dative	—	—
Ablative	𑀇𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀸𑀑 (iṭṭāo) or 𑀇𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀸𑀉 (iṭṭāu)	𑀇𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (iṭṭāhiṃto)
Genitive	𑀇𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀸𑀏 (iṭṭāe) or 𑀇𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀸𑀇 (iṭṭāi) or 𑀇𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀸𑀅 (iṭṭāa)	𑀇𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀸𑀡 (iṭṭāṇa) or 𑀇𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀸𑀡𑀁 (iṭṭāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀇𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀸𑀏 (iṭṭāe) or 𑀇𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀸𑀇 (iṭṭāi) or 𑀇𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀸𑀅 (iṭṭāa)	𑀇𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀸𑀲𑀼 (iṭṭāsu) or 𑀇𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀸𑀲𑀼𑀁 (iṭṭāsuṃ)
Vocative	𑀇𑀝𑁆𑀝𑁂 (iṭṭe) or 𑀇𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀸 (iṭṭā)	𑀇𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀸𑀑 (iṭṭāo) or 𑀇𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀸𑀉 (iṭṭāu) or 𑀇𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀸 (iṭṭā)

Descendants

Descendants

• Central:
  • Hindustani: ī̃ṭ

    Hindi: ईंट

    Urdu: اِین٘ٹ

• Eastern:
  • Bengali: ইট (iṭ)
  • Odia: ଇଟା (iṭā)
• Northwestern:
  • Punjabi:

    Gurmukhi script: ਇੱਟ

    Shahmukhi script: اِٹّ

• Southern:
  • Old Marathi: 𑘃𑘘 (īṭa)
    • Marathi: वीट (vīṭ)
• Western:
  • Gujarati: ઈંટ (ī̃ṭa)

References

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923-1928) “इट्टा”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 132.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “íṣṭakā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 72