𑀛𑀬

Prakrit

Etymology

Variant of 𑀥𑀅 (dhaa), 𑀥𑀚 (dhaja), with irregular development.

Noun

𑀛𑀬 (jhayam (Devanagari झय)

  1. flag

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀛𑀬 (masculine)
singular plural
Nominative 𑀛𑀬𑁄 (jhayo) 𑀛𑀬𑀸 (jhayā)
Accusative 𑀛𑀬𑀁 (jhayaṃ) 𑀛𑀬𑁂 (jhaye) or 𑀛𑀬𑀸 (jhayā)
Instrumental 𑀛𑀬𑁂𑀡 (jhayeṇa) or 𑀛𑀬𑁂𑀡𑀁 (jhayeṇaṃ) 𑀛𑀬𑁂𑀳𑀺 (jhayehi) or 𑀛𑀬𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (jhayehiṃ)
Dative 𑀛𑀬𑀸𑀅 (jhayāa)
Ablative 𑀛𑀬𑀸𑀑 (jhayāo) or 𑀛𑀬𑀸𑀉 (jhayāu) or 𑀛𑀬𑀸 (jhayā) or 𑀛𑀬𑀸𑀳𑀺 (jhayāhi) or 𑀛𑀬𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (jhayāhiṃto)
Genitive 𑀛𑀬𑀲𑁆𑀲 (jhayassa) 𑀛𑀬𑀸𑀡 (jhayāṇa) or 𑀛𑀬𑀸𑀡𑀁 (jhayāṇaṃ)
Locative 𑀛𑀬𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (jhayammi) or 𑀛𑀬𑁂 (jhaye) 𑀛𑀬𑁂𑀲𑀼 (jhayesu) or 𑀛𑀬𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (jhayesuṃ)
Vocative 𑀛𑀬 (jhaya) or 𑀛𑀬𑀸 (jhayā) 𑀛𑀬𑀸 (jhayā)

Derived terms

  • 𑀛𑀬𑀸 (jhayā)
  • *𑀛𑀁𑀟 (*jhaṃḍa), *𑀛𑀅𑀁𑀟 (*jhaaṃḍa), *𑀥𑀁𑀟 (*dhaṃḍa), *𑀥𑀅𑀁𑀟 (*dhaaṃḍa, flagstaff, flag) (possibly suffixed with 𑀤𑀁𑀟 (daṃḍa, stick, staff) and contraction?)

Descendants

  • Insular Indo-Aryan:

References

  • Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928), “झय”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “jhaya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 396