𑀡𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀇

Maharastri Prakrit

Alternative forms

• 𑀡𑀸𑀲𑀇 (ṇāsaï)

Etymology

From Sanskrit नश्यति (náśyati), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *náśyati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *náćyati, from Proto-Indo-European *néḱ-ye-ti, ye-present form of the root *neḱ- (“to perish, disappear”). Cognate with Pali nassati.

Verb

𑀡𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀇 (ṇassaï) (intransitive)

1. to perish

Descendants

• Old Marathi: 𑘡𑘰𑘭𑘜𑘹 (nāsaṇe), 𑘡𑘰𑘫𑘜𑘹 (nāśaṇe)
  • Marathi: नासणे (nāsṇe)

References

• Richard Pischel (1900) Grammatik der Prakrit-Sprachen [Comparative Grammar Of The Prakrit Languages]‎^[1], Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, published 1957, page 349
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) , “náśyati (7027)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press