𑀨𑀮

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

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Proto-Dravidian *paẓambor.

Sanskrit फल (phala)

Ashokan Prakrit 𑀨𑀮 (phala)

Inherited from Sanskrit फल (phala), borrowed from Proto-Dravidian *paẓam.

Noun

𑀨𑀮 (phala) n

1. result, consequence; fruit (in a figurative sense)
   • c. 258 BCE, Aśoka, Minor Rock Edict 1 Brahmagiri.4:

     𑀧𑀓𑀫𑀲 𑀳𑀺 𑀇𑀬𑀁 𑀨𑀮𑁂

     pakamasa hi iyaṃ phale

     • 1925 translation by Eugen Hultzsch

       For this is the fruit of zeal.

Declension

Declension of 𑀨𑀮 (phala)
	singular	plural
nominative	𑀨𑀮𑁂, 𑀨𑀮 phale, phala	𑀨𑀮𑀸𑀦𑀺, 𑀨𑀮𑀸 phalāni, phalā
accusative	𑀨𑀮𑀁 phalaṃ	—
instrumental	—	—
dative	—	—
ablative	—	—
genitive	—	—
locative	—	—

Alternative forms

Attested at Bahapur, Bairat, Brahmagiri, Dhauli, Gavimath, Girnar, Gujarra, Jaugada, Kalsi, Nittur, Panguraria, Rajula-Mandagiri, Rupnath, Sahasram and Siddapura.

Dialectal forms of 𑀨𑀮 (“fruit”)
Variety	Location	Lemmas	Forms edit
Central	Kalsi	𑀨𑀮 (phala)	𑀨𑀮𑁂 nom.sg (phale), 𑀨𑀮𑀸𑀦𑀺 nom.pl (phalāni), 𑀨𑀮𑀸 nom.pl (phalā)
	Rupnath	𑀨𑀮 (phala)	𑀨𑀮𑁂 nom.sg (phale)
	Bairat	𑀨𑀮 (phala)	?𑀨𑀮𑁂 nom.sg (phale)
	Sahasram	𑀨𑀮 (phala)	𑀨𑀮𑁂 nom.sg (phale)
	Gujarra	𑀨𑀮 (phala)	𑀨𑀮𑁂 nom.sg (phale)
	Panguraria	𑀨𑀮 (phala)	?𑀨𑀮𑁂 nom.sg (phale)
	Bahapur	𑀨𑀮 (phala)	?𑀨𑀮𑁂 nom.sg (phale)
East	Dhauli	𑀨𑀮 (phala)	𑀨𑀮𑁂 nom.sg (phale)
	Jaugada	𑀨𑀮 (phala)	𑀨𑀮𑁂 nom.sg (phale)
Northwest	Shahbazgarhi	𐨥𐨫 (phala)	𐨥𐨫 nom.sg (phala), ?𐨥𐨫𐨎 acc.sg (phalaṃ)
	Mansehra	𐨥𐨫 (phala)	𐨥𐨫 nom.sg (phala), 𐨥𐨫𐨅 nom.sg (phale), 𐨥𐨫𐨣𐨁 nom.pl (phalani)
West	Girnar	𑀨𑀮 (phala)	𑀨𑀮𑁂 nom.sg (phale), 𑀨𑀮𑀁 acc.sg (phalaṃ), 𑀨𑀮 nom.sg (phala), 𑀨𑀮𑀸𑀦𑀺 nom.pl (phalāni)
South	Siddapura	𑀨𑀮 (phala)	𑀨𑀮𑁂 nom.sg (phale)
	Brahmagiri	𑀨𑀮 (phala)	𑀨𑀮𑁂 nom.sg (phale)
	Rajula-Mandagiri	𑀨𑀮 (phala)	𑀨𑀮𑁂 nom.sg (phale)
	Nittur	𑀨𑀮 (phala)	?𑀨𑀮𑁂 nom.sg (phale)
	Gavimath	𑀨𑀮 (phala)	𑀨𑀮𑁂 nom.sg (phale)

Map of dialectal forms of 𑀨𑀮 (“fruit”)
𑀨𑀮 (phala) (20) 𐨥𐨫 (phala) (5)

Descendants

• Prakrit: 𑀨𑀮 (phala) (see there for further descendants)

References

• Andersen, Paul Kent (1990) “phala-”, in Studies in the Minor Rock Edicts of Aśoka, Freiburg: Hedwig Falk, page 160
• Hultzsch, E[ugen Julius Theodor] (1925) Inscriptions of Aśoka (new edition), in Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum, volume 1, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 248.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “phála¹”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 508

Prakrit

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Dravidian *paẓambor.

Sanskrit फल (phala)

Ashokan Prakrit 𑀨𑀮 (phala)

Prakrit 𑀨𑀮 (phala)

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀨𑀮 (phala), from Sanskrit फल (phala), borrowed from Proto-Dravidian *paẓam.

Noun

𑀨𑀮 (phala) n (Devanagari फल)

1. fruit

Derived terms

• 𑀅𑀨𑀮 (aphala)

Descendants

• Central Indo-Aryan:
  • Hindustani:
    • Hindi: फल (phal)
    • Urdu: پھَل (phal)
  • Old Awadhi: फल (phala)
• Eastern Indo-Aryan:
  • Bengali–Assamese:
    • Assamese: ফল (phol)
    • Bengali: ফল (phol)
    • Bishnupriya Manipuri: ফল
    • Chakma: 𑄜𑄧𑄣𑄴 (phal)
    • Hajong: ফল
    • Rajbanshi: फल
    • Sylheti: ꠚꠟ (fôl)
  • Bihari:
    • Bhojpuri: फर (phar)
    • Maithili: फर (phar)
  • Odia: ଫଳ (phaḷa)
• Northern Indo-Aryan:
  • Nepali: फल (phal)
• Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
  • Punjabi:

    Gurmukhi script: ਫਲ (phal)

    Shahmukhi script: پھَل (phal)

  • Sindhi:

    Arabic script: ڦَرُ (pharu)

    Devanagari script: फरु (pharu)

• Western Indo-Aryan:
  • Marwari: फळ (phaḷ)
  • Old Gujarati: फल (phala)
    • Gujarati: ફળ (phaḷ)
• Southern Indo-Aryan:
  • Marathi: फळ (phaḷ)