𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀧

Ashokan Prakrit edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Sanskrit जम्बुद्वीप (jambudvīpa); equivalent to *𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼 (*jaṃbu, “jambul”) + *𑀤𑀻𑀧 (*dīpa, “island”).^[1] Compare Pali jambudīpa.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [ˌd͡ʑɐm.bu(d)ˈdiː.pɐ]

Noun edit

𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀧 (jaṃbudīpa) m (Ahraura, Bahapur, Bairat, Gavimath, Gujarra, Maski, Nittur, Palkigundu, Rajula Mandagiri, Ratampurva, Rupnath, Sahasram, Saru Maru, Udegolam, Yerragudi)

India (a region of Asia)^[2]
- c. 257 BCE, Aśoka, Minor Rock Edict 1, Sahasram:
  𑀏𑀢𑁂𑀦 𑀘 𑀅𑀁𑀢𑀮𑁂𑀦 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀧𑀲𑀺 𑁇 𑀅𑀁𑀫𑀺𑀲𑀁𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸 𑁇 𑀲𑀁𑀢 𑁇 𑀫𑀼𑀦𑀺𑀲𑀸 𑀫𑀺𑀲𑀁𑀤𑁂𑀯 𑀓𑀝𑀸
  etena ca aṃtalena jaṃbudīpasi . aṃmisaṃdevā . saṃta . munisā misaṃdeva kaṭā
  And at this time in India, men unmingled with the gods have been made mingled with the gods.

Descendants edit

Gandhari: 𐨗𐨎𐨦𐨂𐨡𐨁𐨬 (jaṃbudiva)
- → Khotanese: jaṃbutīvä
- → Parthian: 𐫉𐫖𐫁𐫇𐫅𐫏𐫃 (zmbwdyg /⁠zambudīg⁠/)^[3]
Prakrit: 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯 (jaṃbudīva), 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀧 (jaṃbudīpa)
- Helu Prakrit:
  - Dhivehi: ދަނބިދޫ (daᵐbidū) (obsolete 𑤞𑤢𑤳𑤝𑤳𑤩𑤳 (dhabuduvu /⁠daᵐbuduvu⁠/))^[4]
    - → English: Dhanbidhoo, Dambidu
  - Sinhalese: දඹදිව (daᵐbadiwa)

References edit

^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jambudvīpa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 283
^ Harry Falk (2013) “Remarks on the Minor Rock Edict of Ashoka at Ratanpurwa”, in N. P. Joshi, Kamal Giri, editors, Jnana-Pravaha Research Journal, volume 16, Varanasi: Jnana-Pravaha Center for Cultural Studies and Research, page 40.
^ Nicholas Sims-Williams (1983) “Indian elements in Parthian and Sogdian”, in K. Röhrborn, W. Veenker, editors, Sprachen des Buddhismus in Zentralasien (Veröffentlichungen der Societas Uralo-Altaica; 16), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, page 134.
^ Sonja Fritz (2002) “Morphology”, in The Dhivehi language - a descriptive and historical grammar of Maldivian and its dialects (Beiträge zur Südasienforschung; 191), Würzburg: Ergon Verlag, page 60

Prakrit edit

Noun edit

𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀧 (jaṃbudīpa) m (Devanagari जंबुदीप)

Alternative form of 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯 (jaṃbudīva, “India”)

[1] Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jambudvīpa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 283

[2] Harry Falk (2013) “Remarks on the Minor Rock Edict of Ashoka at Ratanpurwa”, in N. P. Joshi, Kamal Giri, editors, Jnana-Pravaha Research Journal, volume 16, Varanasi: Jnana-Pravaha Center for Cultural Studies and Research, page 40.

[3] Nicholas Sims-Williams (1983) “Indian elements in Parthian and Sogdian”, in K. Röhrborn, W. Veenker, editors, Sprachen des Buddhismus in Zentralasien (Veröffentlichungen der Societas Uralo-Altaica; 16), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, page 134.

[4] Sonja Fritz (2002) “Morphology”, in The Dhivehi language - a descriptive and historical grammar of Maldivian and its dialects (Beiträge zur Südasienforschung; 191), Würzburg: Ergon Verlag, page 60

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