𑀲𑀢
Ashokan Prakrit edit
Etymology edit
From Sanskrit शत (śatá, “hundred”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *śatám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćatám, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm. Cognate with Pali sata.
Numeral edit
𑀲𑀢 (sata) (Delhi-Topra, Dhauli, Girnar, Jaugada, Kalsi, Rupnath, Sahasram)
Alternative forms edit
Attested at Delhi-Topra, Dhauli, Girnar, Jaugada, Kalsi, Rupnath and Sahasram.
Dialectal forms of 𑀲𑀢 (“hundred”) | ||
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Variety | Location | Forms |
Central | Kalsi | 𑀱𑀢 (ṣata), 𑀲𑀢 (sata) |
Delhi-Topra | 𑀲𑀢 (sata) | |
Rupnath | 𑀲𑀢 (sata) | |
Sahasram | 𑀲𑀢 (sata) | |
East | Dhauli | 𑀲𑀢 (sata) |
Jaugada | 𑀲𑀢 (sata) | |
Northwest | Shahbazgarhi | 𐨭𐨟 (śata) |
Mansehra | 𐨭𐨟 (śata) | |
West | Girnar | 𑀲𑀢 (sata) |
Map of dialectal forms of 𑀲𑀢 (“hundred”) | ||
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Descendants edit
- Ardhamagadhi Prakrit: 𑀲𑀬 (saya)
- Helu Prakrit: 𑀲𑀢 (sata), *𑀲𑀬 (*saya)
- Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀰𑀤 (śada)
- Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀲𑀅 (saa)
- Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀲𑀤 (sada)
References edit
- Sen, Sukumar (1960) A Comparative Grammar of Middle Indo-Aryan, Linguistic Society of India, page 137.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sahásra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press