𑀦𑁄

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Ashokan Prakrit

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Sanskrit ΰ€¨ΰ₯‹ (no).

    Particle

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    𑀦𑁄 (no)

    1. nor, and not, indeed not; introduces a negated main clause
      • c. 258 BCE, AΕ›oka, Minor Rock Edict 1 Brahmagiri.3:
        𑀦𑁄 π‘€’π‘€Ό 𑀔𑁄 𑀩𑀸𑀠𑀁 𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀓𑀁𑀒𑁂 𑀳𑀼𑀲𑀁 𑀏𑀓𑀁 𑀲𑀯𑀙𑀭𑀁
        no tu kho bāḍhaαΉƒ prakaαΉƒte husaαΉƒ ekaαΉƒ savacharaαΉƒ
        • 1925 translation by Eugen Hultzsch
          But indeed I had not been very zealous for one year.

    Alternative forms

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    Attested at Ahraura, Bahapur, Bairat, Brahmagiri, Gujarra, Nittur, Panguraria, Rajula-Mandagiri, Rupnath, Sahasram, Siddapura, Udegolam and Yerragudi.

    Dialectal forms of 𑀦𑁄 (β€œand not”)
    Variety Location Lemmas Forms
    Central Rupnath 𑀦𑁄 (no)
    Bairat 𑀦𑁄 (no) ?𑀦𑁄 (no)
    Sahasram 𑀦𑁄 (no) ?𑀦𑁄 (no)
    Gujarra 𑀦𑁄 (no)
    Panguraria 𑀦𑁄 (no)
    Bahapur 𑀦𑁄 (no)
    Ahraura 𑀦𑁄 (no) ?𑀦𑁄 (no)
    South Yerragudi 𑀦𑁄 (no)
    Siddapura 𑀦𑁄 (no)
    Brahmagiri 𑀦𑁄 (no)
    Rajula-Mandagiri 𑀦𑁄 (no)
    Udegolam 𑀦𑁄 (no) ?𑀦𑁄 (no)
    Nittur 𑀦𑁄 (no) ?𑀦𑁄 (no)
    Gavimath 𑀑𑁄 (αΉ‡o)
    Palkigundu 𑀑𑁄 (αΉ‡o)
    Map of dialectal forms of 𑀦𑁄 (β€œand not”)
    𑀦𑁄 (no) (13)
    𑀑𑁄 (αΉ‡o) (2)

    References

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    • Andersen, Paul Kent (1990) β€œno”, in Studies in the Minor Rock Edicts of AΕ›oka, Freiburg: Hedwig Falk, page 156