𑀫𑀢

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

From Sanskrit मृत (mṛtá).

Adjective

𑀫𑀢 (mata)

1. dead

Alternative forms

Attested at Girnar.

Dialectal forms of 𑀫𑀢 (“dead”)
Variety	Location	Forms edit
Central	Kalsi	𑀫𑀝 (maṭa)
Northwest	Shahbazgarhi	𐨨𐨂𐨚 (muṭa)
	Mansehra	𐨨𐨚 (maṭa)
West	Girnar	𑀫𑀢 (mata)

Map of dialectal forms of 𑀫𑀢 (“dead”)
𑀫𑀝 (maṭa) (1) 𐨨𐨚 (maṭa) (1) 𑀫𑀢 (mata) (1) 𐨨𐨂𐨚 (muṭa) (1)

Derived terms

• *𑀫𑀢-𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮 (*mata-illa)
  • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀫𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮 (maïlla)
• *𑀫𑀢-𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮-𑀇𑀓𑀸 (*mata-illa-ikā)
  • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀫𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀺𑀆 (maïlliā)
• *𑀫𑀢-𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮-𑀓 (*mata-illa-ka)
  • Maharastri Prakrit: *𑀫𑀅-𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮-𑀅 (*maa-illa-a)
    • Old Marathi:

      Modi script: 𑘦𑘹𑘩𑘹𑘽 (meleṃ)

      Devanagari script: मेलें (meleṃ)

      • Marathi: मेले (mele)

Descendants

• Ardhamagadhi Prakrit: 𑀫𑀬 (maya)
• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀫𑀅 (maa)
• Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀫𑀤 (mada)

References

• Sen, Sukumar (1960) A Comparative Grammar of Middle Indo-Aryan, Linguistic Society of India, page 9.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mr̥tá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press