𑀩𑀥

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

From Sanskrit बद्ध (baddhá). Cognate with Pali baddha.

Adjective

𑀩𑀥 (badha /baddha/) (Delhi-Topra, Dhauli, Girnar, Kalsi)

1. bound, tied

Alternative forms

Attested at Delhi-Topra, Dhauli, Girnar and Kalsi.

Dialectal forms of 𑀩𑀥 (“bound, tied”)
Variety	Location	Forms edit
Central	Kalsi	𑀩𑀥 (badha)
	Delhi-Topra	𑀩𑀥 (badha)
East	Dhauli	𑀩𑀥 (badha)
Northwest	Shahbazgarhi	𐨦𐨢 (badha)
	Mansehra	𐨦𐨢 (badha)
West	Girnar	𑀩𑀥 (badha)

Map of dialectal forms of 𑀩𑀥 (“bound, tied”)
𑀩𑀥 (badha) (4) 𐨦𐨢 (badha) (2)

Descendants

• Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀩𑀤𑁆𑀥 (baddha)
• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀩𑀤𑁆𑀥 (baddha)
• Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀩𑀤𑁆𑀥 (baddha)
  • Gujarati: બાધું (bādhũ)
  • Punjabi:

    Gurmukhi script: ਬੱਧਾ (baddhā)

    Shahmukhi script: بَدّھا (baddhā)

  • Sindhi:

    Arabic script: ٻَڌو

    Devanagari script: ॿधो

References

• Sen, Sukumar (1960) A Comparative Grammar of Middle Indo-Aryan, Linguistic Society of India, page 190.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “baddhá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press