Prakrit

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit π‘€²π‘€’ (sata), from Sanskrit ΰ€Άΰ€€ (Ε›atΓ‘, β€œhundred”). Cognate with Ardhamagadhi Prakrit 𑀲𑀬 (saya), Sauraseni Prakrit π‘€²π‘€€ (sada), Maharastri Prakrit π‘€²π‘€… (saa), Pali sata.

Numeral

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π‘€°π‘€€ (Ε›ada)Β n (Devanagari ΰ€Άΰ€¦) (MāgadhΔ«) (cardinal number)[1][2]

  1. hundred

Declension

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Magadhi declension of π‘€°π‘€€ (neuter)
singular plural
Nominative 𑀰𑀀𑀁 (Ε›adaαΉƒ) 𑀰𑀀𑀸𑀇𑀁 (Ε›adāiαΉƒ)
Accusative 𑀰𑀀𑀁 (Ε›adaαΉƒ) 𑀰𑀀𑀸𑀇𑀁 (Ε›adāiαΉƒ)
Instrumental 𑀰𑀀𑁂𑀑 (Ε›adeαΉ‡a) or 𑀰𑀀𑁂𑀑𑀁 (Ε›adeαΉ‡aαΉƒ) 𑀰𑀀𑁂𑀳𑀺 (Ε›adehi) or 𑀰𑀀𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (Ε›adehiαΉƒ)
Dative β€” β€”
Ablative 𑀰𑀀𑀸𑀀𑁄 (Ε›adādo) or 𑀰𑀀𑀒𑁆𑀒𑁄 (Ε›adatto) or 𑀰𑀀𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀒𑁄 (Ε›adāhiαΉƒto) or π‘€°π‘€€π‘€Έπ‘€€π‘€Ό (Ε›adādu) or π‘€°π‘€€π‘€Έπ‘€³π‘€Ί (Ε›adāhi) or π‘€°π‘€€π‘€Έ (Ε›adā) 𑀰𑀀𑀰𑀼𑀁𑀒𑁄 (Ε›adaΕ›uαΉƒto) or 𑀰𑀀𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀒𑁄 (Ε›adāhiαΉƒto) or π‘€°π‘€€π‘€Έπ‘€³π‘€Ί (Ε›adāhi) or 𑀰𑀀𑀒𑁆𑀒𑁄 (Ε›adatto) or 𑀰𑀀𑀸𑀀𑁄 (Ε›adādo) or π‘€°π‘€€π‘€Έπ‘€€π‘€Ό (Ε›adādu)
Genitive 𑀰𑀀𑀰𑁆𑀰 (Ε›adaΕ›Ε›a) or π‘€°π‘€€π‘€Έπ‘€³ (Ε›adāha) 𑀰𑀀𑀸𑀑𑀁 (Ε›adāṇaαΉƒ) or 𑀰𑀀𑀸𑀳𑀁 (Ε›adāhaαΉƒ)
Locative 𑀰𑀀𑁂 (Ε›ade) or 𑀰𑀀𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀺 (Ε›adamhi) or 𑀰𑀀𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (Ε›adammi) 𑀰𑀀𑁂𑀰𑀼 (Ε›adeΕ›u) or 𑀰𑀀𑁂𑀰𑀼𑀁 (Ε›adeΕ›uαΉƒ)
Vocative 𑀰𑀀𑀁 (Ε›adaαΉƒ) 𑀰𑀀𑀸𑀇𑀁 (Ε›adāiαΉƒ)

Descendants

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  • Assamese: ΰ¦Ά (xo)
  • Bengali: ΰ¦Ά (Ε›o)
  • Bhojpuri: ΰ€Έΰ₯Œ (sau)
  • Odia: ΰ¬Άΰ¬Ή (Ε›aha)

References

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  1. ^ Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 322
  2. ^ Woolner, Alfred Cooper, An Introduction to Prakritβ€Ž, Calcutta: Baptist Mission Press, 1917, page 212.

Further reading

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