𑀇𑀬𑀁

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

From Sanskrit अयम् (ayam).

Pronoun

𑀇𑀬𑀁 (iyaṃ) (Girnar)

1. this here, this one (proximal third person singular personal pronoun)

Determiner

𑀇𑀬𑀁 (iyaṃ) (Girnar)

1. this
   • c. 257 BCE, Aśoka, Rock Edict 1 Girnar:

     𑀇𑀬𑀁 𑀥𑀁𑀫𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀺 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀁𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀺𑀬𑁂𑀦 𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀺𑀬𑀤𑀲𑀺𑀦𑀸 𑀭𑀸𑀜𑀸 𑀮𑁂𑀔𑀸𑀧𑀺𑀢

     iyaṃ dhaṃmalipi devānaṃpriyena priyadasinā rāñā lekhāpita

     This law-edict has been made written by the Beloved-of-the-Gods, King Priyadarshin.

Alternative forms

Attested at Allahabad-Kosambi, Delhi-Topra, Dhauli, Girnar, Jaugada, Kalsi, Sahasram and Sarnath.

Dialectal forms of 𑀇𑀬𑀁 (“this”)
Variety	Location	Forms edit
Central	Kalsi	𑀇𑀬𑀁 (iyaṃ)
	Delhi-Topra	𑀇𑀬𑀁 (iyaṃ)
	Sarnath	𑀇𑀬𑀁 (iyaṃ)
	Rupnath	𑀇𑀬 (iya)
	Allahabad-Kosambi	𑀇𑀬𑀁 (iyaṃ)
	Sahasram	𑀇𑀬𑀁 (iyaṃ)
East	Dhauli	𑀇𑀬𑀁 (iyaṃ)
	Jaugada	𑀇𑀬𑀁 (iyaṃ)
Northwest	Shahbazgarhi	𐨀𐨩𐨎 (ayaṃ), 𐨀𐨩 (aya)
	Mansehra	𐨀𐨁𐨩𐨎 (iyaṃ)
West	Girnar	𑀇𑀬𑀁 (iyaṃ), 𑀅𑀬𑀁 (ayaṃ)
South	Maski	𑀇𑀬 (iya)

Map of dialectal forms of 𑀇𑀬𑀁 (“this”)
𑀇𑀬𑀁 (iyaṃ) (8) 𑀇𑀬 (iya) (2) 𐨀𐨩𐨎 (ayaṃ) (1) 𐨀𐨁𐨩𐨎 (iyaṃ) (1) 𑀅𑀬𑀁 (ayaṃ) (1) 𐨀𐨩 (aya) (1)

References

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