𑀩𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀇

Prakrit

Etymology

Prakrit verb set
𑀩𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀇 (bajjhaï)
𑀩𑀁𑀥𑀇 (baṃdhaï)

Inherited from Sanskrit बध्यते (badhyate), from बन्ध् (bandh) + -यते (-yate).

Verb

𑀩𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀇 (bajjhaï) (Devanagari बज्झइ)

1. to be bound

Descendants

• Central Indo-Aryan:
  • Hindustani:
    • Hindi: बाझना (bājhnā)
    • Urdu: باجھنا
• Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
  • Punjabi: ਬੱਝਣਾ (bajjhaṇā)
  • Saraiki: بَجّھَݨ (bajjhaṇ), بَجھَݨ (bajhaṇ)
  • Sindhi:

    Arabic script: ٻَجهَڻُ

• Western Indo-Aryan:
  • Old Gujarati:
    • Gujarati: બાઝવું (bājhvũ)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “badhyatē”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press