𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕

See also: 𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀺

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀅𑀕 (aga /⁠agga⁠/), from Sanskrit अग्र (ágra). Cognate with Pali agga.

Noun

𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕 (agga) n (Devanagari अग्ग, Kannada ಅಗ್ಗ) (Māhārāṣṭrī, Śaurasenī)

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Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕 (neuter)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀁 (aggaṃ)	𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀸𑀇𑀁 (aggāiṃ) or 𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀸𑀇 (aggāi)
Accusative	𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀁 (aggaṃ)	𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀸𑀇𑀁 (aggāiṃ) or 𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀸𑀇 (aggāi)
Instrumental	𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕𑁂𑀡 (aggeṇa) or 𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕𑁂𑀡𑀁 (aggeṇaṃ)	𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕𑁂𑀳𑀺 (aggehi) or 𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (aggehiṃ)
Dative	𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀸𑀅 (aggāa)	—
Ablative	𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀸𑀑 (aggāo) or 𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀸𑀉 (aggāu) or 𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀸 (aggā) or 𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀸𑀳𑀺 (aggāhi) or 𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (aggāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀲𑁆𑀲 (aggassa)	𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀸𑀡 (aggāṇa) or 𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀸𑀡𑀁 (aggāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (aggammi) or 𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕𑁂 (agge)	𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕𑁂𑀲𑀼 (aggesu) or 𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (aggesuṃ)
Vocative	𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕 (agga) or 𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀸 (aggā)	𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀸𑀇𑀁 (aggāiṃ) or 𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀸𑀇 (aggāi)

Descendants

• 𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀮 (aggala)
  • Old Gujarati: आगलि (ā̃gali)
    • Gujarati: આગળ (āgaḷ)
• *𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕-𑀮-𑀅 (*agga-la-a)
  • Old Marathi:
    • Marathi: आगळे (āgḷe)
• 𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀸𑀑 (aggāo), 𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀸𑀤𑁄 (aggādo) (ablative singular)
  • Gujarati: અગાઉ (agāu)
  • Hindi: अगाऊ (agāū)
  • Old Marathi:

    Modi script: 𑘀𑘑𑘰𑘪 (aghāva), 𑘁𑘑𑘰𑘌 (āghāo), 𑘁𑘑𑘰𑘪 (āghāva)

    Devanagari script: अघाव (aghāva), आघाओ (āghāo), आघाव (āghāva)

    • Marathi: आगाऊ (āgāū)
  • Punjabi:

    Gurmukhi script: ਅਗਾਊਂ (agāū̃)

    Shahmukhi script: اگاؤں

References

• Misra, Bal Govind (1967) Historical Phonology of Modern Standard Hindi: Proto-Indo-European to the Present, Cornell University, page 141
• Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 66
• Sen, Sukumar (1960) A Comparative Grammar of Middle Indo-Aryan, Linguistic Society of India, page 44.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ágra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press