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𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀧

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Ashokan Prakrit

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Sanskrit जम्बुद्वीप (jambudvīpa). By surface analysis, *𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼 (*jaṃbu, jambul) +‎ *𑀤𑀻𑀧 (*dīpa, island).[1] Cognate with Pali jambudīpa.

    Noun

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    𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀧 (jaṃbudīpam

    1. India (a region of Asia)[2]

    Declension

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    Declension of 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀧 (jaṃbudīpa)
    singular plural
    nominative
    accusative
    instrumental
    dative
    ablative
    genitive
    locative 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀧𑀲𑀺
    jaṃbudīpasi

    Alternative forms

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    Attested at Brahmagiri, Gavimath, Gujarra, Maski, Panguraria, Rupnath, Sahasram and Siddapura.

    Dialectal forms of 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀧 (“India”)
    Variety Location Lemmas Forms
    Central Rupnath 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀧 (jaṃbudīpa) ?𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀧𑀲𑀺 loc.sg (jaṃbudīpasi)
    Bairat 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀺𑀧 (jaṃbudipa) 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀺𑀧𑀲𑀺 loc.sg (jaṃbudipasi)
    Sahasram 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀧 (jaṃbudīpa) 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀧𑀲𑀺 loc.sg (jaṃbudīpasi)
    Gujarra 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀧 (jaṃbudīpa) 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀧𑀲𑀺 loc.sg (jaṃbudīpasi)
    Panguraria 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀧 (jaṃbudīpa) ?𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀧𑀲𑀺 loc.sg (jaṃbudīpasi)
    Bahapur 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀺𑀧 (jaṃbudipa) ?𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀺𑀧𑀲𑀺 loc.sg (jaṃbudipasi)
    South Siddapura 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀧 (jaṃbudīpa) ?𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀧𑀲𑀺 loc.sg (jaṃbudīpasi)
    Brahmagiri 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀧 (jaṃbudīpa) 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀧𑀲𑀺 loc.sg (jaṃbudīpasi)
    Maski 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀧 (jaṃbudīpa) ?𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀧𑀲𑀺 loc.sg (jaṃbudīpasi)
    Nittur 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀺𑀧 (jaṃbudipa) ?𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀺𑀧𑀲𑀺 loc.sg (jaṃbudipasi)
    Gavimath 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀧 (jaṃbudīpa) 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀧𑀲𑀺 loc.sg (jaṃbudīpasi)
    Map of dialectal forms of 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀧 (“India”)
    𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀧 (jaṃbudīpa) (8)
    𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀺𑀧 (jaṃbudipa) (3)

    Descendants

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    References

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    1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jambudvīpa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 283
    2. ^ Harry Falk (2013) “Remarks on the Minor Rock Edict of Ashoka at Ratanpurwa”, in N. P. Joshi, Kamal Giri, editors, Jnana-Pravaha Research Journal, volume 16, Varanasi: Jnana-Pravaha Center for Cultural Studies and Research, page 40.
    3. ^ Nicholas Sims-Williams (1983) “Indian elements in Parthian and Sogdian”, in K. Röhrborn, W. Veenker, editors, Sprachen des Buddhismus in Zentralasien (Veröffentlichungen der Societas Uralo-Altaica; 16), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, page 134.
    4. ^ Sonja Fritz (2002) “Morphology”, in The Dhivehi language - a descriptive and historical grammar of Maldivian and its dialects (Beiträge zur Südasienforschung; 191), Würzburg: Ergon Verlag, page 60

    Prakrit

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    Noun

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    𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀧 (jaṃbudīpam (Devanagari जंबुदीप)

    1. Alternative form of 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯 (jaṃbudīva, India)