Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit/𑀕𑀭𑁆𑀳

This Ashokan Prakrit entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

Vriddhi of Sanskrit गृह (gṛhá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰr̥dʰás.

Noun

*𑀕𑀭𑁆𑀳 (*garha)

1. house

Derived terms

• *𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀕𑀭𑁆𑀳𑀺𑀓𑀸 (*kaccagarhikā) (see there for further descendants)
• *𑀕𑀭𑁆𑀳-𑀆𑀬𑀢𑀦 (*garha-āyatana)
  • Prakrit: *𑀖𑀭-𑀆𑀬𑀬𑀡 (*ghara-āyayaṇa)

    Khasa Prakrit:

    • Nepali: घरान (gharān)

    Magadhi Prakrit:

    • Maithili:

      Devanagari script: घरान

      Tirhuta script: 𑒒𑒩𑒰𑒢

• *𑀕𑀭𑁆𑀳-𑀆𑀬𑀢𑀦-𑀓 (*garha-āyatana-ka) (with Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓 (-ka))
  • Prakrit: *𑀖𑀭-𑀆𑀬𑀬𑀡-𑀬 (*ghara-āyayaṇa-ya)

    Khasa Prakrit:

    • Nepali: घराना (gharānā)

    Magadhi Prakrit:

    • Maithili:

      Devanagari script: घराना

      Tirhuta script: 𑒒𑒩𑒰𑒢𑒰

    Maharastri Prakrit:

    • Old Marathi: gharāṇeṃ

      Devanagari script: घराणें

      Modi script: 𑘑𑘨𑘰𑘜𑘹𑘽

      • Marathi: घराणे (gharāṇe)

    Paisaci Prakrit:

    • Punjabi: gharānā

      Gurmukhi script: ਘਰਾਨਾ

      Shahmukhi script: گھرانہ

    • Sindhi:

      Arabic script: گھراڻو

      Devanagari script: घराणो

    Sauraseni Prakrit:

    • Hindustani: gharānā

      Hindi: घराना

      Urdu: گَھرَانَا

Descendants

• Prakrit: 𑀖𑀭 (ghara) (through metathesis)

  Khasa Prakrit:

  • Dogri:

    Devanagari script: घर (ghar)

    Dogra script: 𑠍𑠤 (ghar)

  • Nepali: घर (ghar)

  Magadhi Prakrit:

  • Assamese: ঘৰ (ghor)
  • Old Bengali: ঘর (ghara)
    • Middle Bengali: ঘর (ghor)
      • Bengali: ঘর (ghor)
    • Chakma: 𑄊𑄧𑄢𑄴 (ghar)
    • Rohingya: gór
    • Sylheti: ꠊꠞ (gór)
  • Maithili:

    Devanagari script: घर (ghar)

    Tirhuta script: 𑒒𑒩 (ghara)

  • Odia: ଘର (ghôrô)

  Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀖𑀭 (ghara)

  • Konkani: ghar

    Devanagari script: घर

    Kannada script: ಘರ್

    Latin script: ghor

  • Old Marathi: ghara

    Devanagari script: घर

    Modi script: 𑘑𑘨

    • Marathi: घर (ghar)

  Paisaci Prakrit:

  • Takka Apabhramsa:
    • Old Punjabi: ਘਰੁ (gharu)
      • Punjabi: ghar

        Gurmukhi script: ਘਰ

        Shahmukhi script: گھر

  • Vracada Apabhramsa:
    • Sindhi:

      Arabic script: گهَرُ

      Devanagari script: घरु

  Sauraseni Prakrit:

  • Gurjar Apabhramsa:
    • Old Gujarati: घर (ghara)
      • Gujarati: ઘર (ghar)
      • Marwari: घर (ghar)
  • Sauraseni Apabhramsa:
    • Old Hindi: घर (ghara)
      • Braj: घर (ghar)
      • Hindustani: ghar

        Hindi: घर

        Urdu: گَھر (ghar)

  • Romani: kher, khër
    • Kalo Finnish Romani: tšeer
  • Vaghri: ઘર (ghar)

Further reading

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