𑀡𑀯𑀫

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit नवम (navamá). By surface analysis, 𑀡𑀯 (ṇava) +‎ -𑀫 (-ma).

Adjective

𑀡𑀯𑀫 (ṇavama) (Devanagari णवम, Gujarati ણવમ, Kannada ಣವಮ) (Ardhamāgadhī, Jain Māhārāṣṭrī) (ordinal number)

1. ninth

Descendants

• Old Awadhi: नवउं (navaüṃ)
• Gujarati: નવમું (navmũ)
• Hindustani: navā̃

  Hindi: नवाँ

  Urdu: نَواں (navā̃)

• Konkani: णवें (ṇavẽ)
• Marathi: नववे (navve)
• Nepali: नवौं (nawa͠u)
• Punjabi: ਨੌਵਾਂ (nauvā̃)
• Sindhi: nā̃õ

  Arabic script: نائون

  Devanagari script: नांओं

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ṇavama”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 402
• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “णवम”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 382.