𑀤𑀸𑀠𑀺𑀆

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit दाढिका (dāḍhikā). Cognate with Pali dāṭhikā, Kashmiri دٲر / दऻर (dạ̄r), Phalura déeṛi / دیڑیۡ, Torwali دأ.

Noun

𑀤𑀸𑀠𑀺𑀆 (dāḍhiā) f (Devanagari दाढिआ)

1. beard
   • c. 1088 – 1173, Hemachandra, Deśināmamālā 2.101:

     𑀩𑀺𑀁𑀤𑀼𑀅𑀳𑀫𑁂𑀲𑀼 𑀕𑀼𑀁𑀧𑀸𑀕𑀼𑀁𑀤𑀸𑀕𑀼𑀁𑀙𑀸𑀉 𑀤𑀸𑀠𑀺𑀆𑀏-𑀯𑀺
     𑀕𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀻 𑀩𑀁𑀥𑀡𑀇𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀸𑀯𑀬𑀡𑀮𑀬𑀸𑀫𑀉𑀮𑀺𑀫𑀸𑀮𑀸𑀲𑀼

     biṃduahamesu guṃpāguṃdāguṃchāu dāḍhiāe-vi
     guttī baṃdhaṇaïcchāvayaṇalayāmaülimālāsu

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀤𑀸𑀠𑀺𑀆 (feminine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀤𑀸𑀠𑀺𑀆 (dāḍhiā)	𑀤𑀸𑀠𑀺𑀆𑀑 (dāḍhiāo) or 𑀤𑀸𑀠𑀺𑀆𑀉 (dāḍhiāu) or 𑀤𑀸𑀠𑀺𑀆 (dāḍhiā)
Accusative	𑀤𑀸𑀠𑀺𑀅𑀁 (dāḍhiaṃ)	𑀤𑀸𑀠𑀺𑀆𑀑 (dāḍhiāo) or 𑀤𑀸𑀠𑀺𑀆𑀉 (dāḍhiāu) or 𑀤𑀸𑀠𑀺𑀆 (dāḍhiā)
Instrumental	𑀤𑀸𑀠𑀺𑀆𑀏 (dāḍhiāe) or 𑀤𑀸𑀠𑀺𑀆𑀇 (dāḍhiāi) or 𑀤𑀸𑀠𑀺𑀆𑀅 (dāḍhiāa)	𑀤𑀸𑀠𑀺𑀆𑀳𑀺 (dāḍhiāhi) or 𑀤𑀸𑀠𑀺𑀆𑀳𑀺𑀁 (dāḍhiāhiṃ)
Dative	—	—
Ablative	𑀤𑀸𑀠𑀺𑀆𑀑 (dāḍhiāo) or 𑀤𑀸𑀠𑀺𑀆𑀉 (dāḍhiāu)	𑀤𑀸𑀠𑀺𑀆𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (dāḍhiāhiṃto)
Genitive	𑀤𑀸𑀠𑀺𑀆𑀏 (dāḍhiāe) or 𑀤𑀸𑀠𑀺𑀆𑀇 (dāḍhiāi) or 𑀤𑀸𑀠𑀺𑀆𑀅 (dāḍhiāa)	𑀤𑀸𑀠𑀺𑀆𑀡 (dāḍhiāṇa) or 𑀤𑀸𑀠𑀺𑀆𑀡𑀁 (dāḍhiāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀤𑀸𑀠𑀺𑀆𑀏 (dāḍhiāe) or 𑀤𑀸𑀠𑀺𑀆𑀇 (dāḍhiāi) or 𑀤𑀸𑀠𑀺𑀆𑀅 (dāḍhiāa)	𑀤𑀸𑀠𑀺𑀆𑀲𑀼 (dāḍhiāsu) or 𑀤𑀸𑀠𑀺𑀆𑀲𑀼𑀁 (dāḍhiāsuṃ)
Vocative	𑀤𑀸𑀠𑀺𑀏 (dāḍhie) or 𑀤𑀸𑀠𑀺𑀆 (dāḍhiā)	𑀤𑀸𑀠𑀺𑀆𑀑 (dāḍhiāo) or 𑀤𑀸𑀠𑀺𑀆𑀉 (dāḍhiāu) or 𑀤𑀸𑀠𑀺𑀆 (dāḍhiā)

Descendants

• Central Indo-Aryan:
  • Hindustani:

    Hindi: दाढ़ी (dāṛhī)

    Urdu: دَاڑِھی (dāṛhī)

• Eastern Indo-Aryan:
  • Bengali–Assamese:
    • Assamese: দাড়ি (dari)
    • Bengali: দাড়ি (daṛi)
  • Bihari:
    • Magahi: 𑂠𑂰𑂜𑂲 (dāṛhī)
    • Maithili:

      Devanagari script: दाढ़ी (dāṛhī)

      Tirhuta script: 𑒠𑒰𑒜𑓃𑒲 (dāṛhī)

  • Odia: ଦାଢ଼ି (dāṛhi)
• Insular Indo-Aryan:
  • Dhivehi: ދޮޅި (doḷi)
  • Sinhalese: දැළිය (dæḷiya)
• Northern Indo-Aryan:
  • Dogri:

    Devanagari script: दाढ़ी (dāṛhī)

    Dogra script: 𑠛𑠬𑠗𑠺𑠮 (dāṛhī)

  • Nepali: दाह्री (dāhrī)
• Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
  • Old Punjabi: ਦਾੜੀ (dāṛī)
    • Punjabi:

      Gurmukhi script: ਦਾੜ੍ਹੀ (dāṛhī)

      Shahmukhi script: داڑھی (dāṛhī)

    • Saraiki:

      Devanagari script: दाढ़ी (dāṛhī)

      Multani script: 𑊘𑊨 (dṛh)

      Shahmukhi script: ݙاڑھی (ḏāṛhī)

  • Sindhi:

    Arabic script: ڏاڙِهي (ḍ̠āḍhī)

    Devanagari script: ॾाढ़ी (ḍ̠āḍhī)

• Southern Indo-Aryan:
  • Konkani:

    Devanagari script: दाडि (dāḍi)

    Kannada script: ದಾಡಿ (dāḍi)

    Latin script: daddi

  • Old Marathi: (see there for further descendants)

    Devanagari script: दाढी (dāḍhī)

    Modi script: 𑘟𑘰𑘛𑘲 (dāḍhī)

• Western Indo-Aryan:
  • Ahirani: दाढी (dāḍhī)
  • Gojri: داڑھی (dāṛhī)
  • Gujarati: દાઢી (dāḍhī)
  • Malvi: दाड़ी (dāṛī)
  • Marwari:

    Devanagari script: दाडी (dāḍī), दाढी (dāḍhī)

    Mahajani script: 𑅥𑅠𑅑 (dḍi), 𑅥𑅡𑅑 (dḍhi)

Further reading

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “दाढिआ”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 459.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*dāṁṣṭra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 358