𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• ayya (Latin script)
• अय्य (Devanagari script)
• অয্য (Bengali script)
• අය්‍ය (Sinhalese script)
• အယျ or ဢယျ (Burmese script)
• อยฺย or อัยยะ (Thai script)
• ᩋᨿ᩠ᨿ (Tai Tham script)
• ອຍ຺ຍ or ອັຍຍະ or ອັຢຢະ (Lao script)
• អយ្យ (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄠𑄳𑄠 (Chakma script)

Adjective

𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬

1. Brahmi script form of ayya (“noble”)

Declension

Declension table of "𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬𑁄 (ayyo)	𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬𑀸 (ayyā)
Accusative (second)	𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬𑀁 (ayyaṃ)	𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬𑁂 (ayye)
Instrumental (third)	𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬𑁂𑀦 (ayyena)	𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬𑁂𑀳𑀺 (ayyehi) or 𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬𑁂𑀪𑀺 (ayyebhi)
Dative (fourth)	𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬𑀲𑁆𑀲 (ayyassa) or 𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬𑀸𑀬 (ayyāya) or 𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀁 (ayyatthaṃ)	𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬𑀸𑀦𑀁 (ayyānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀸 (ayyasmā) or 𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀸 (ayyamhā) or 𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬𑀸 (ayyā)	𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬𑁂𑀳𑀺 (ayyehi) or 𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬𑁂𑀪𑀺 (ayyebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬𑀲𑁆𑀲 (ayyassa)	𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬𑀸𑀦𑀁 (ayyānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀺𑀁 (ayyasmiṃ) or 𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀺 (ayyamhi) or 𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬𑁂 (ayye)	𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬𑁂𑀲𑀼 (ayyesu)
Vocative (calling)	𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬 (ayya)	𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬𑀸 (ayyā)

Declension table of "𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬𑀸" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬𑀸 (ayyā)	𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬𑀸𑀬𑁄 (ayyāyo) or 𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬𑀸 (ayyā)
Accusative (second)	𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬𑀁 (ayyaṃ)	𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬𑀸𑀬𑁄 (ayyāyo) or 𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬𑀸 (ayyā)
Instrumental (third)	𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬𑀸𑀬 (ayyāya)	𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬𑀸𑀳𑀺 (ayyāhi) or 𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬𑀸𑀪𑀺 (ayyābhi)
Dative (fourth)	𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬𑀸𑀬 (ayyāya)	𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬𑀸𑀦𑀁 (ayyānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬𑀸𑀬 (ayyāya)	𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬𑀸𑀳𑀺 (ayyāhi) or 𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬𑀸𑀪𑀺 (ayyābhi)
Genitive (sixth)	𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬𑀸𑀬 (ayyāya)	𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬𑀸𑀦𑀁 (ayyānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬𑀸𑀬 (ayyāya) or 𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬𑀸𑀬𑀁 (ayyāyaṃ)	𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬𑀸𑀲𑀼 (ayyāsu)
Vocative (calling)	𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬𑁂 (ayye)	𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬𑀸𑀬𑁄 (ayyāyo) or 𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬𑀸 (ayyā)

Declension table of "𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬𑀁 (ayyaṃ)	𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬𑀸𑀦𑀺 (ayyāni)
Accusative (second)	𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬𑀁 (ayyaṃ)	𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬𑀸𑀦𑀺 (ayyāni)
Instrumental (third)	𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬𑁂𑀦 (ayyena)	𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬𑁂𑀳𑀺 (ayyehi) or 𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬𑁂𑀪𑀺 (ayyebhi)
Dative (fourth)	𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬𑀲𑁆𑀲 (ayyassa) or 𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬𑀸𑀬 (ayyāya) or 𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀁 (ayyatthaṃ)	𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬𑀸𑀦𑀁 (ayyānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀸 (ayyasmā) or 𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀸 (ayyamhā) or 𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬𑀸 (ayyā)	𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬𑁂𑀳𑀺 (ayyehi) or 𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬𑁂𑀪𑀺 (ayyebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬𑀲𑁆𑀲 (ayyassa)	𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬𑀸𑀦𑀁 (ayyānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀺𑀁 (ayyasmiṃ) or 𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀺 (ayyamhi) or 𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬𑁂 (ayye)	𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬𑁂𑀲𑀼 (ayyesu)
Vocative (calling)	𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬 (ayya)	𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬𑀸𑀦𑀺 (ayyāni)

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀅𑀚 (aja /⁠ajja⁠/), from Sanskrit अद्य (adyá). Cognate with Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀚𑁆𑀚 (ajja), Maharastri Prakrit 𑀅𑀚𑁆𑀚 (ajja).

Adverb

𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬 (ayya) (Devanagari अय्य) (Māgadhī)

1. today

Descendants

• Old Bengali: আজি (āji)
  • Bengali: আজ (aj)
  • Rohingya: aijja
• Sylheti: ꠀꠁꠎ (aiz), ꠀꠁꠎꠇꠥ (aizoku)
• Early Assamese: আজি (aji)
  • Assamese: আজি (azi)
• Odia: ଆଜି (āji)