𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯

Prakrit edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀧 (jaṃbudīpa), from Sanskrit जम्बुद्वीप (jambudvīpa); equivalent to 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼 (jaṃbu, jambul) +‎ 𑀤𑀻𑀯 (dīva, island).[1] Compare Pali jambudīpa.

Noun edit

𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯 (jaṃbudīvam (Devanagari जंबुदीव)

  1. (Jainism) Jambudvipa: the physical world
  2. Asia (a continent)
  3. India (a region of Asia)

Declension edit

Maharastri declension of 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯 (masculine)
singular plural
Nominative 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯𑁄 (jaṃbudīvo) 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯𑀸 (jaṃbudīvā)
Accusative 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯𑀁 (jaṃbudīvaṃ) 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯𑁂 (jaṃbudīve) or 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯𑀸 (jaṃbudīvā)
Instrumental 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯𑁂𑀡 (jaṃbudīveṇa) or 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯𑁂𑀡𑀁 (jaṃbudīveṇaṃ) 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯𑁂𑀳𑀺 (jaṃbudīvehi) or 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (jaṃbudīvehiṃ)
Dative 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀅 (jaṃbudīvāa)
Ablative 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀑 (jaṃbudīvāo) or 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀉 (jaṃbudīvāu) or 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯𑀸 (jaṃbudīvā) or 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀳𑀺 (jaṃbudīvāhi) or 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (jaṃbudīvāhiṃto)
Genitive 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯𑀲𑁆𑀲 (jaṃbudīvassa) 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀡 (jaṃbudīvāṇa) or 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀡𑀁 (jaṃbudīvāṇaṃ)
Locative 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (jaṃbudīvammi) or 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯𑁂 (jaṃbudīve) 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀼 (jaṃbudīvesu) or 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (jaṃbudīvesuṃ)
Vocative 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯 (jaṃbudīva) or 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯𑀸 (jaṃbudīvā) 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯𑀸 (jaṃbudīvā)
Sauraseni declension of 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯 (masculine)
singular plural
Nominative 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯𑁄 (jaṃbudīvo) 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯𑀸 (jaṃbudīvā)
Accusative 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯𑀁 (jaṃbudīvaṃ) 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯𑁂 (jaṃbudīve)
Instrumental 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯𑁂𑀡 (jaṃbudīveṇa) 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (jaṃbudīvehiṃ)
Dative
Ablative 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀤𑁄 (jaṃbudīvādo)
Genitive 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯𑀲𑁆𑀲 (jaṃbudīvassa) 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀡𑀁 (jaṃbudīvāṇaṃ)
Locative 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯𑁂 (jaṃbudīve) 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀼 (jaṃbudīvesu) or 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (jaṃbudīvesuṃ)
Vocative 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯 (jaṃbudīva) 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯𑀸 (jaṃbudīvā)

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References edit

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jambudvīpa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 283
  2. ^ 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