𑀨𑀮
Ashokan Prakrit
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit फल (phala), possibly borrowed from Proto-Dravidian *paẓam.
Noun
𑀨𑀮 (phala) n
- result, consequence; fruit (in a figurative sense)
Declension
| Declension of 𑀨𑀮 (phala) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | 𑀨𑀮𑁂, 𑀨𑀮 phale, phala |
𑀨𑀮𑀸𑀦𑀺, 𑀨𑀮𑀸 phalāni, phalā |
| accusative | 𑀨𑀮𑀁 phalaṃ |
— |
| instrumental | — | — |
| dative | — | — |
| ablative | — | — |
| genitive | — | — |
| locative | — | — |
Alternative forms
Attested at Bahapur, Bairat, Brahmagiri, Dhauli, Gavimath, Girnar, Gujarra, Jaugada, Kalsi, Nittur, Panguraria, Rajula-Mandagiri, Rupnath, Sahasram and Siddapura.
| Dialectal forms of 𑀨𑀮 (“fruit”) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Variety | Location | Lemmas | Forms |
| Central | Kalsi | 𑀨𑀮 (phala) | 𑀨𑀮𑁂 nom.sg (phale), 𑀨𑀮𑀸𑀦𑀺 nom.pl (phalāni), 𑀨𑀮𑀸 nom.pl (phalā) |
| Rupnath | 𑀨𑀮 (phala) | 𑀨𑀮𑁂 nom.sg (phale) | |
| Bairat | 𑀨𑀮 (phala) | ?𑀨𑀮𑁂 nom.sg (phale) | |
| Sahasram | 𑀨𑀮 (phala) | 𑀨𑀮𑁂 nom.sg (phale) | |
| Gujarra | 𑀨𑀮 (phala) | 𑀨𑀮𑁂 nom.sg (phale) | |
| Panguraria | 𑀨𑀮 (phala) | ?𑀨𑀮𑁂 nom.sg (phale) | |
| Bahapur | 𑀨𑀮 (phala) | ?𑀨𑀮𑁂 nom.sg (phale) | |
| East | Dhauli | 𑀨𑀮 (phala) | 𑀨𑀮𑁂 nom.sg (phale) |
| Jaugada | 𑀨𑀮 (phala) | 𑀨𑀮𑁂 nom.sg (phale) | |
| Northwest | Shahbazgarhi | 𐨥𐨫 (phala) | 𐨥𐨫 nom.sg (phala), ?𐨥𐨫𐨎 acc.sg (phalaṃ) |
| Mansehra | 𐨥𐨫 (phala) | 𐨥𐨫 nom.sg (phala), 𐨥𐨫𐨅 nom.sg (phale), 𐨥𐨫𐨣𐨁 nom.pl (phalani) | |
| West | Girnar | 𑀨𑀮 (phala) | 𑀨𑀮𑁂 nom.sg (phale), 𑀨𑀮𑀁 acc.sg (phalaṃ), 𑀨𑀮 nom.sg (phala), 𑀨𑀮𑀸𑀦𑀺 nom.pl (phalāni) |
| South | Siddapura | 𑀨𑀮 (phala) | 𑀨𑀮𑁂 nom.sg (phale) |
| Brahmagiri | 𑀨𑀮 (phala) | 𑀨𑀮𑁂 nom.sg (phale) | |
| Rajula-Mandagiri | 𑀨𑀮 (phala) | 𑀨𑀮𑁂 nom.sg (phale) | |
| Nittur | 𑀨𑀮 (phala) | ?𑀨𑀮𑁂 nom.sg (phale) | |
| Gavimath | 𑀨𑀮 (phala) | 𑀨𑀮𑁂 nom.sg (phale) | |
| Map of dialectal forms of 𑀨𑀮 (“fruit”) | ||
|---|---|---|
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𑀨𑀮 (phala) (20) 𐨥𐨫 (phala) (5) | ||
Descendants
- Prakrit: 𑀨𑀮 (phala) (see there for further descendants)
References
- Andersen, Paul Kent (1990) “phala-”, in Studies in the Minor Rock Edicts of Aśoka, Freiburg: Hedwig Falk, page 160
- Hultzsch, E[ugen Julius Theodor] (1925) Inscriptions of Aśoka (new edition), in Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum, volume 1, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 248.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “phála¹”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 508
Prakrit
Etymology
Etymology tree
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀨𑀮 (phala), from Sanskrit फल (phala), possibly borrowed from Proto-Dravidian *paẓam.
Noun
𑀨𑀮 (phala) n (Devanagari फल) [1][2]
Derived terms
- 𑀅𑀨𑀮 (aphala)
Descendants
References
- ^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “फल”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “phála¹”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 508