𑀬 U+1102C, 𑀬
BRAHMI LETTER YA
← 𑀫
[U+1102B]
Brahmi π‘€­ β†’
[U+1102D]

Translingual

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Letter

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𑀬 (ya)

  1. the twenty-sixth Brahmi consonant

Descendants

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  • Tocharian:   (ya)

Ashokan Prakrit

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Sanskrit ΰ€―ΰ€¦ΰ₯ (yad), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HyΓ‘s, from Proto-Indo-European *yΓ³s, from *Γ­s.

    Adverb

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    𑀬 (ya)

    1. since
      • c. 258 BCE, AΕ›oka, Minor Rock Edict 1 Brahmagiri.2:
        π‘€…π‘€₯𑀺𑀓𑀸𑀦𑀺 𑀅𑀠𑀸𑀒𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀦𑀺 𑀯𑀲𑀸𑀦𑀺 𑀬 𑀳𑀓𑀁 […] 𑀲𑀓𑁂
        adhikāni aḍhātiyāni vasāni ya hakaαΉƒ […] sake
        • 1925 translation by Eugen Hultzsch
          More than two and a half years (have passed) since I (am) a lay-worshipper (upasaka).

    Alternative forms

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    Attested at Brahmagiri, Jatinga-Rameshwara and Rupnath.

    Dialectal forms of 𑀬𑀁 (β€œsince”)
    Variety Location Lemmas Forms
    Central Rupnath 𑀬 (ya)
    Bairat 𑀬𑀁 (yaαΉƒ), 𑀅𑀁 (aαΉƒ) ?𑀬𑀁 (yaαΉƒ)
    Sahasram 𑀅𑀁 (aαΉƒ) ?𑀅𑀁 (aαΉƒ)
    Gujarra 𑀬𑀁 (yaαΉƒ)
    Panguraria 𑀬𑀒𑁂 (yate)
    Bahapur 𑀬𑀁 (yaαΉƒ), 𑀅𑀁 (aαΉƒ)
    South Yerragudi 𑀬𑀁 (yaαΉƒ)
    Siddapura 𑀬𑀁 (yaαΉƒ)
    Brahmagiri 𑀬 (ya), 𑀬𑀁 (yaαΉƒ)
    Maski 𑀅𑀁 (aαΉƒ)
    Jatinga-Rameshwara 𑀬𑀁 (yaαΉƒ), 𑀬 (ya), 𑀅𑀁 (aαΉƒ) ?𑀬𑀁 (yaαΉƒ), ?𑀅𑀁 (aαΉƒ)
    Udegolam 𑀬𑀸𑀁 (yāṃ)
    Nittur 𑀬𑀁 (yaαΉƒ)
    Gavimath 𑀬𑀁 (yaαΉƒ)
    Map of dialectal forms of 𑀬𑀁 (β€œsince”)
     
    𑀬𑀁 (yaαΉƒ) (9)
    𑀅𑀁 (aαΉƒ) (6)
    𑀬 (ya) (3)
    𑀬𑀸𑀁 (yāṃ) (1)
    𑀬𑀒𑁂 (yate) (1)

    References

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    • Andersen, Paul Kent (1990) β€œyaṃ”, in Studies in the Minor Rock Edicts of AΕ›oka, Freiburg: Hedwig Falk, page 164
    • Andersen, Paul Kent (1990) β€œya-”, in Studies in the Minor Rock Edicts of AΕ›oka, Freiburg: Hedwig Falk, page 165

    Pali

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    Alternative forms

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    Pronoun

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    𑀬 m

    1. Brahmi script form of ya (β€œwho, which, that”)

    Declension

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    Pronoun

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    𑀬 n

    1. Brahmi script form of ya (β€œwhich, that”)

    Usage notes

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    The case form 𑀬𑀀𑁆 (yad) is only used before vowels and as the prefixed combining form. Before vowels, the virama and independent vowel coalesce to the corresponding dependent vowel.

    Declension

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