𑀜𑀸𑀢𑀺𑀓

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

From 𑀜𑀸𑀢𑀺 (ñāti) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit ज्ञाति (jñātí).

Noun

𑀜𑀸𑀢𑀺𑀓 (ñātika) m

1. relative, kinsman

Alternative forms

Attested at Girnar and Sopara.

Dialectal forms of 𑀜𑀸𑀢𑀺𑀓 (“kinsman”)
Variety	Location	Lemmas	Forms edit
Northwest	Shahbazgarhi	𐨙𐨟𐨁𐨐 (ñatika)
West	Girnar	𑀜𑀸𑀢𑀺𑀓 (ñātika)
	Sopara	𑀜𑀸𑀢𑀺𑀓 (ñātika)

Map of dialectal forms of 𑀜𑀸𑀢𑀺𑀓 (“kinsman”)
𑀜𑀸𑀢𑀺𑀓 (ñātika) (2) 𐨙𐨟𐨁𐨐 (ñatika) (1)

References

• Sen, Sukumar (1960) A Comparative Grammar of Middle Indo-Aryan, Linguistic Society of India, page 58.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jñātí”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press