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𑀚𑀸𑀦𑀢𑀺

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Ashokan Prakrit

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit जानाति (jānā́ti), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *ȷ́ānáHti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ānáHti, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥néh₃ti (to know), from *ǵneh₃- (to know). Cognate with Pali jānāti.

Verb

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𑀚𑀸𑀦𑀢𑀺 (jānati)

  1. to know

Alternative forms

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Attested at Bairat, Brahmagiri, Calcutta-Bairat, Delhi-Topra, Dhauli, Rupnath and Sahasram.

Dialectal forms of 𑀚𑀸𑀦𑀢𑀺 (“to know”)
Variety Location Lemmas Forms
Central Delhi-Topra 𑀚𑀸𑀦𑀢𑀺 (jānati)
Rupnath 𑀚𑀸𑀦𑀢𑀺 (jānati)
Bairat 𑀚𑀸𑀦𑀢𑀺 (jānati)
Sahasram 𑀚𑀸𑀦𑀢𑀺 (jānati)
Calcutta-Bairat 𑀚𑀸𑀦𑀢𑀺 (jānati)
East Dhauli 𑀚𑀸𑀦𑀢𑀺 (jānati)
South Brahmagiri 𑀚𑀸𑀦𑀢𑀺 (jānati)
Map of dialectal forms of 𑀚𑀸𑀦𑀢𑀺 (“to know”)
𑀚𑀸𑀦𑀢𑀺 (jānati) (7)

Descendants

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References

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  • Sen, Sukumar (1960) A Comparative Grammar of Middle Indo-Aryan, Linguistic Society of India, page 146.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jānāˊti”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press