𑀅𑀚

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

From Sanskrit अद्य (adyá), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hadyás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hadyás, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁e-dy-és. Cognate with Pali ajjā.

Adverb

𑀅𑀚 (aja /ajja/)

  1. today, now

Alternative forms

Attested at Dhauli, Girnar, Jaugada and Kalsi.

Dialectal forms of 𑀅𑀚 (“today, now”)
Variety Location Forms
Central Kalsi 𑀅𑀚 /ajja/ (aja]] /ajja/<span class="Brah" lang="inc-ash), 𑀅𑀚𑀸 /ajjā/ (ajā]] /ajjā/</spa)
East Dhauli 𑀅𑀚 /ajja/ (aja]] /ajja/</spa)
Jaugada 𑀅𑀚 /ajja/ (aja]] /ajja/</spa)
Northwest Shahbazgarhi 𐨀𐨗 /ajja/ (aja]] /ajja/</spa)
Mansehra 𐨀𐨗 /ajja/ (aja]] /ajja/</spa)
West Girnar 𑀅𑀚 /ajja/ (aja]] /ajja/</spa)
Map of dialectal forms of 𑀅𑀚 (“today, now”)
𑀅𑀚 (aja) (4)
𐨀𐨗 (aja) (2)
𑀅𑀚𑀸 (ajā) (1)

Descendants
  • Khasa Prakrit:
  • Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬 (ayya)
  • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀅𑀚𑁆𑀚 (ajja)
    • Konkani:
      Devanagari script: आयज (āyaj)
      Kannada script: ಅಯಜ (āyaj)
      Latin script: aiz
    • Old Marathi:
      Devanagari script: आजि (āji), आजिं (ājiṃ)
      Modi script: 𑘁𑘕𑘲 (ājī), 𑘁𑘕𑘲𑘽 (ājīṃ)
  • Paisaci Prakrit:
    • Takka Apabhramsa:
    • Vracada Apabhramsa:
      • Kachchi: અજ (aja)
      • Sindhi:
        Arabic script: اَڄُ
        Devanagari script: अॼु (aj̈u)
  • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀅𑀚𑁆𑀚 (ajja)

References
  • Sen, Sukumar (1960) A Comparative Grammar of Middle Indo-Aryan, Linguistic Society of India, page 48.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “adyá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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