𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀼𑀅

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit नप्तृ (náptṛ) (compare नपात् (nápāt)) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-). Cognate with Pali nattar.

Noun

𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀼𑀅 (ṇattua) m (Devanagari णत्तुअ)

1. grandson

   Synonym: 𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢 (pŏtta)

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀼𑀅 (masculine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀼𑀑 (ṇattuo)	𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀼𑀆 (ṇattuā)
Accusative	𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀼𑀅𑀁 (ṇattuaṃ)	𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀼𑀏 (ṇattue) or 𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀼𑀆 (ṇattuā)
Instrumental	𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀼𑀏𑀡 (ṇattueṇa) or 𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀼𑀏𑀡𑀁 (ṇattueṇaṃ)	𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀼𑀏𑀳𑀺 (ṇattuehi) or 𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀼𑀏𑀳𑀺𑀁 (ṇattuehiṃ)
Dative	𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀼𑀆𑀅 (ṇattuāa)	—
Ablative	𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀼𑀆𑀑 (ṇattuāo) or 𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀼𑀆𑀉 (ṇattuāu) or 𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀼𑀆 (ṇattuā) or 𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀼𑀆𑀳𑀺 (ṇattuāhi) or 𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀼𑀆𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (ṇattuāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀼𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲 (ṇattuassa)	𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀼𑀆𑀡 (ṇattuāṇa) or 𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀼𑀆𑀡𑀁 (ṇattuāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀼𑀅𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (ṇattuammi) or 𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀼𑀏 (ṇattue)	𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀼𑀏𑀲𑀼 (ṇattuesu) or 𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀼𑀏𑀲𑀼𑀁 (ṇattuesuṃ)
Vocative	𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀼𑀅 (ṇattua) or 𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀼𑀆 (ṇattuā)	𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀼𑀆 (ṇattuā)

Alternative forms

• 𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀼𑀬 (ṇattuya) — Jain Māhārāṣṭrī
• 𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀅 (ṇattia)
  • Assamese: নাতি (nati)
  • Bengali: নাতি (nati)
  • Hindustani: nātī

    Hindi: नाती

    Urdu: ناتی (nātī)

    • ⇒ nātin (“granddaughter”)

      Hindi: नातिन

      Urdu: ناتِن (nātin)

  • Rohingya: nati

Descendants

• Konkani: nāthu

  Devanagari script: नाथु (nāthu)

  Kannada script: ನಾಥು (nāthu)

  Latin script: nathu

• Old Marathi:

  Devanagari script: नातु (nātu)

  Modi script: 𑘡𑘰𑘝𑘳 (nātu)

  • Marathi: नातू (nātū)
• Punjabi: ਨੱਤਾ (nattā)

Further reading

• Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 56