𑀫𑀕𑀸

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μάγας (Mágas).

Proper noun

𑀫𑀕𑀸 (magā) (Girnar)

1. Magas of Cyrene (king of the Cyrenaica, r. 276 – 250 BCE)

Alternative forms

Attested at Girnar.

Dialectal forms of 𑀫𑀕𑀸 (“Magas of Cyrene”)
Variety	Location	Forms edit
Central	Kalsi	𑀫𑀓𑀸 (makā)
Northwest	Shahbazgarhi	𐨨𐨐 (maka)
	Mansehra	𐨨𐨐 (maka)
West	Girnar	𑀫𑀕𑀸 (magā)

Map of dialectal forms of 𑀫𑀕𑀸 (“Magas of Cyrene”)
𐨨𐨐 (maka) (2) 𑀫𑀕𑀸 (magā) (1) 𑀫𑀓𑀸 (makā) (1)

References

• Sen, Sukumar (1960) A Comparative Grammar of Middle Indo-Aryan, Linguistic Society of India, page 42.