𑀕𑀳𑀇

Prakrit

Etymology

From Sanskrit गृह्णाति (gṛhṇāti)

Verb

𑀕𑀳𑀇 (gahaï) (Devanagari गहइ)

1. to take

Descendants

• Central:
  • Ardhamagadhi Prakrit:
    • Old Awadhi: गहइ (gahai)
  • Sauraseni Prakrit:
    • Hindustani: gahnā
      • Hindi: गहना
      • Urdu: گَہنَا
• Eastern:
  • Magadhi Prakrit:
    • Bihari:
      • Maithili: गहब (gahab)
• Northwestern:
  • Paisaci Prakrit:
    • Takka Apabhramsa:
      • Punjabi: gahiṇā

        Gurmukhi script: ਗਹਿਣਾ

        Shahmukhi script: گَہِݨَا

• Southern:
  • Maharastri Prakrit:
    • Konkani: gheṇẽ

      Devanagari script: घेणें

      Kannada script: ಘೆನೆಂ

      Latin script: ghennem

    • Marathi: घेणे (gheṇe)
• Western:
  • Sauraseni Prakrit:
    • Gujarati: ગ્રહવું (grahvũ)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “grbhayati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 227