𑀧𑀠𑀫

Prakrit

Prakrit numbers ^(edit)

		10
		𑁧 1	2  → [a], [b], [c], [d], [e]	10  →
Cardinal: 𑀏𑀕 (ega), 𑀏𑀅 (ea), 𑀇𑀕 (iga), 𑀏𑀓𑁆𑀓 (ĕkka), 𑀇𑀓𑁆𑀓 (ikka)     Ordinal: 𑀧𑀣𑀫 (pathama), 𑀧𑀼𑀥𑀫 (pudhama), 𑀧𑀼𑀥𑀼𑀫 (pudhuma), 𑀧𑀠𑀫 (paḍhama), 𑀧𑀠𑀼𑀫 (paḍhuma), 𑀧𑀼𑀠𑀫 (puḍhama), 𑀧𑀼𑀠𑀼𑀫 (puḍhuma), 𑀧𑀼𑀟𑀫 (puḍama), 𑀧𑀠𑀫𑀺𑀮𑁆𑀮 (paḍhamilla), 𑀧𑀳𑀺𑀮 (pahila), 𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀺𑀫 (aggima)

Alternative forms

• 𑀧𑀼𑀠𑀫 (puḍhama), 𑀧𑀠𑀼𑀫 (paḍhuma), 𑀧𑀼𑀠𑀼𑀫 (puḍhuma), 𑀧𑀼𑀟𑀫 (puḍama), 𑀧𑀟𑀫 (paḍama)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit प्रथम (prathamá). Compare Pali paṭhama.

Adjective

𑀧𑀠𑀫 (paḍhama) (Devanagari पढम, Kannada ಪಢಮ) (Maharastri, Ardhamagadhi, Jain Maharastri, Sauraseni, Magadhi) (ordinal number)

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Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀧𑀠𑀫 (masculine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀧𑀠𑀫𑁄 (paḍhamo)	𑀧𑀠𑀫𑀸 (paḍhamā)
Accusative	𑀧𑀠𑀫𑀁 (paḍhamaṃ)	𑀧𑀠𑀫𑁂 (paḍhame) or 𑀧𑀠𑀫𑀸 (paḍhamā)
Instrumental	𑀧𑀠𑀫𑁂𑀡 (paḍhameṇa) or 𑀧𑀠𑀫𑁂𑀡𑀁 (paḍhameṇaṃ)	𑀧𑀠𑀫𑁂𑀳𑀺 (paḍhamehi) or 𑀧𑀠𑀫𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (paḍhamehiṃ)
Dative	𑀧𑀠𑀫𑀸𑀅 (paḍhamāa)	—
Ablative	𑀧𑀠𑀫𑀸𑀑 (paḍhamāo) or 𑀧𑀠𑀫𑀸𑀉 (paḍhamāu) or 𑀧𑀠𑀫𑀸 (paḍhamā) or 𑀧𑀠𑀫𑀸𑀳𑀺 (paḍhamāhi) or 𑀧𑀠𑀫𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (paḍhamāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀧𑀠𑀫𑀲𑁆𑀲 (paḍhamassa)	𑀧𑀠𑀫𑀸𑀡 (paḍhamāṇa) or 𑀧𑀠𑀫𑀸𑀡𑀁 (paḍhamāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀧𑀠𑀫𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (paḍhamammi) or 𑀧𑀠𑀫𑁂 (paḍhame)	𑀧𑀠𑀫𑁂𑀲𑀼 (paḍhamesu) or 𑀧𑀠𑀫𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (paḍhamesuṃ)
Vocative	𑀧𑀠𑀫 (paḍhama) or 𑀧𑀠𑀫𑀸 (paḍhamā)	𑀧𑀠𑀫𑀸 (paḍhamā)

Maharastri declension of 𑀧𑀠𑀫𑀸 (feminine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀧𑀠𑀫𑀸 (paḍhamā)	𑀧𑀠𑀫𑀸𑀑 (paḍhamāo) or 𑀧𑀠𑀫𑀸𑀉 (paḍhamāu) or 𑀧𑀠𑀫𑀸 (paḍhamā)
Accusative	𑀧𑀠𑀫𑀁 (paḍhamaṃ)	𑀧𑀠𑀫𑀸𑀑 (paḍhamāo) or 𑀧𑀠𑀫𑀸𑀉 (paḍhamāu) or 𑀧𑀠𑀫𑀸 (paḍhamā)
Instrumental	𑀧𑀠𑀫𑀸𑀏 (paḍhamāe) or 𑀧𑀠𑀫𑀸𑀇 (paḍhamāi) or 𑀧𑀠𑀫𑀸𑀅 (paḍhamāa)	𑀧𑀠𑀫𑀸𑀳𑀺 (paḍhamāhi) or 𑀧𑀠𑀫𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁 (paḍhamāhiṃ)
Dative	—	—
Ablative	𑀧𑀠𑀫𑀸𑀑 (paḍhamāo) or 𑀧𑀠𑀫𑀸𑀉 (paḍhamāu)	𑀧𑀠𑀫𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (paḍhamāhiṃto)
Genitive	𑀧𑀠𑀫𑀸𑀏 (paḍhamāe) or 𑀧𑀠𑀫𑀸𑀇 (paḍhamāi) or 𑀧𑀠𑀫𑀸𑀅 (paḍhamāa)	𑀧𑀠𑀫𑀸𑀡 (paḍhamāṇa) or 𑀧𑀠𑀫𑀸𑀡𑀁 (paḍhamāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀧𑀠𑀫𑀸𑀏 (paḍhamāe) or 𑀧𑀠𑀫𑀸𑀇 (paḍhamāi) or 𑀧𑀠𑀫𑀸𑀅 (paḍhamāa)	𑀧𑀠𑀫𑀸𑀲𑀼 (paḍhamāsu) or 𑀧𑀠𑀫𑀸𑀲𑀼𑀁 (paḍhamāsuṃ)
Vocative	𑀧𑀠𑀫𑁂 (paḍhame) or 𑀧𑀠𑀫𑀸 (paḍhamā)	𑀧𑀠𑀫𑀸𑀑 (paḍhamāo) or 𑀧𑀠𑀫𑀸𑀉 (paḍhamāu) or 𑀧𑀠𑀫𑀸 (paḍhamā)

Maharastri declension of 𑀧𑀠𑀫 (neuter)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀧𑀠𑀫𑀁 (paḍhamaṃ)	𑀧𑀠𑀫𑀸𑀇𑀁 (paḍhamāiṃ) or 𑀧𑀠𑀫𑀸𑀇 (paḍhamāi)
Accusative	𑀧𑀠𑀫𑀁 (paḍhamaṃ)	𑀧𑀠𑀫𑀸𑀇𑀁 (paḍhamāiṃ) or 𑀧𑀠𑀫𑀸𑀇 (paḍhamāi)
Instrumental	𑀧𑀠𑀫𑁂𑀡 (paḍhameṇa) or 𑀧𑀠𑀫𑁂𑀡𑀁 (paḍhameṇaṃ)	𑀧𑀠𑀫𑁂𑀳𑀺 (paḍhamehi) or 𑀧𑀠𑀫𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (paḍhamehiṃ)
Dative	𑀧𑀠𑀫𑀸𑀅 (paḍhamāa)	—
Ablative	𑀧𑀠𑀫𑀸𑀑 (paḍhamāo) or 𑀧𑀠𑀫𑀸𑀉 (paḍhamāu) or 𑀧𑀠𑀫𑀸 (paḍhamā) or 𑀧𑀠𑀫𑀸𑀳𑀺 (paḍhamāhi) or 𑀧𑀠𑀫𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (paḍhamāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀧𑀠𑀫𑀲𑁆𑀲 (paḍhamassa)	𑀧𑀠𑀫𑀸𑀡 (paḍhamāṇa) or 𑀧𑀠𑀫𑀸𑀡𑀁 (paḍhamāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀧𑀠𑀫𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (paḍhamammi) or 𑀧𑀠𑀫𑁂 (paḍhame)	𑀧𑀠𑀫𑁂𑀲𑀼 (paḍhamesu) or 𑀧𑀠𑀫𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (paḍhamesuṃ)
Vocative	𑀧𑀠𑀫 (paḍhama) or 𑀧𑀠𑀫𑀸 (paḍhamā)	𑀧𑀠𑀫𑀸𑀇𑀁 (paḍhamāiṃ) or 𑀧𑀠𑀫𑀸𑀇 (paḍhamāi)

Descendants

• Sinhalese: පළමු (paḷamu)

Further reading

• Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 92.
• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923-1928) “पढम”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [Pāia-Sadda-Mahaṇṇavo; lit. Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “paḍhama”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 488