𑀳𑀺𑀭𑀁𑀦

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

From Sanskrit हिरण्य (híraṇya), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *źʰr̥Hanyam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam (“gold”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰl̥h₃-en-yo-m, from *ǵʰelh₃- (“yellow, golden”). Cognate with Pali hirañña.

Noun

𑀳𑀺𑀭𑀁𑀦 (hiraṃna) (Girnar, Sopara)

1. gold

Alternative forms

Attested at Girnar and Sopara.

Dialectal forms of 𑀳𑀺𑀭𑀁𑀦 (“gold”)
Variety	Location	Forms edit
Central	Kalsi	𑀳𑀺𑀮𑀁𑀦 (hilaṃna)
East	Dhauli	𑀳𑀺𑀮𑀁𑀦 (hilaṃna)
	Jaugada	𑀳𑀺𑀮𑀁𑀦 (hilaṃna)
Northwest	Shahbazgarhi	𐨱𐨁𐨪𐨙 (hiraña)
	Mansehra	𐨱𐨁𐨪𐨙 (hiraña)
West	Girnar	𑀳𑀺𑀭𑀁𑀦 (hiraṃna)
	Sopara	𑀳𑀺𑀭𑀁𑀦 (hiraṃna)
South	Siddapura	𑀲𑀼𑀯𑀁𑀡 (suvaṃṇa)
	Brahmagiri	𑀲𑀼𑀯𑀁𑀡 (suvaṃṇa)

Map of dialectal forms of 𑀳𑀺𑀭𑀁𑀦 (“gold”)
𑀳𑀺𑀮𑀁𑀦 (hilaṃna) (3) 𐨱𐨁𐨪𐨙 (hiraña) (2) 𑀳𑀺𑀭𑀁𑀦 (hiraṃna) (2) 𑀲𑀼𑀯𑀁𑀡 (suvaṃṇa) (2)

Descendants

• Ardhamagadhi Prakrit: 𑀳𑀺𑀭𑀡𑁆𑀡 (hiraṇṇa)
• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀳𑀺𑀭𑀡𑁆𑀡 (hiraṇṇa)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “híraṇya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press