𑀡𑁂𑀤𑀺

Prakrit

Alternative forms

• 𑀡𑀬𑀤𑀺 (ṇayadi)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit नयति (náyati). Cognate with Maharastri Prakrit 𑀡𑁂𑀇 (ṇei), Pali neti.

Verb

𑀡𑁂𑀤𑀺 (ṇedi) (Devanagari णेदि) (transitive) (Śaurasenī)

1. to lead, take

Derived terms

• 𑀆𑀡𑁂𑀤𑀺 (āṇedi, “to bring”)
• 𑀉𑀯𑀡𑁂𑀤𑀺 (uvaṇedi, “to bring near”)
• 𑀧𑀭𑀺𑀡𑁂𑀤𑀺 (pariṇedi, “to marry”)

Descendants

• Sindhi:

  Arabic script: نِهَڻُ

  Devanagari script: निहणु

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ṇēi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 401
• Woolner, Alfred Cooper, An Introduction to Prakrit‎, Calcutta: Baptist Mission Press, 1917, page 52.