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𑀫𑀕𑀸

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Ashokan Prakrit

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Μάγας (Mágas).

Proper noun

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𑀫𑀕𑀸 (magā) (Girnar)

  1. Magas of Cyrene (king of the Cyrenaica, r. 276 – 250 BCE)

Alternative forms

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Attested at Girnar.

Dialectal forms of 𑀫𑀕𑀸 (“Magas of Cyrene”)
Variety Location Lemmas Forms
Central Kalsi 𑀫𑀓𑀸 (makā)
Northwest Shahbazgarhi 𐨨𐨐 (maka)
Mansehra 𐨨𐨐 (maka)
West Girnar 𑀫𑀕𑀸 (magā)
Map of dialectal forms of 𑀫𑀕𑀸 (“Magas of Cyrene”)
𐨨𐨐 (maka) (2)
𑀫𑀕𑀸 (magā) (1)
𑀫𑀓𑀸 (makā) (1)

References

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  • Sen, Sukumar (1960) A Comparative Grammar of Middle Indo-Aryan, Linguistic Society of India, page 42.