𑀲𑀢

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

From Sanskrit शत (śatá, “hundred”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *śatám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćatám, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm. Cognate with Pali sata.

Numeral

𑀲𑀢 (sata) (Delhi-Topra, Dhauli, Girnar, Jaugada, Kalsi, Rupnath, Sahasram)

  1. hundred

Alternative forms

Attested at Delhi-Topra, Dhauli, Girnar, Jaugada, Kalsi, Rupnath and Sahasram.

Dialectal forms of 𑀲𑀢 (“hundred”)
Variety Location Forms
Central Kalsi 𑀱𑀢 (ṣata), 𑀲𑀢 (sata)
Delhi-Topra 𑀲𑀢 (sata)
Rupnath 𑀲𑀢 (sata)
Sahasram 𑀲𑀢 (sata)
East Dhauli 𑀲𑀢 (sata)
Jaugada 𑀲𑀢 (sata)
Northwest Shahbazgarhi 𐨭𐨟 (śata)
Mansehra 𐨭𐨟 (śata)
West Girnar 𑀲𑀢 (sata)
Map of dialectal forms of 𑀲𑀢 (“hundred”)
𑀲𑀢 (sata) (7)
𐨭𐨟 (śata) (2)
𑀱𑀢 (ṣata) (1)

Descendants
  • Ardhamagadhi Prakrit: 𑀲𑀬 (saya)
  • Helu Prakrit: 𑀲𑀢 (sata), *𑀲𑀬 (*saya)
    • Dhivehi: ހިއަ (hia) (dialectal, archaic)
    • Sinhalese: සිය (siya)
  • Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀰𑀤 (śada)
  • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀲𑀅 (saa)
    • Konkani:
      Devanagari script: -शे (-śe)
      Kannada script: -ಶೆ (-śe)
      Latin script: -xem
    • Old Marathi:
      Devanagari script: श्ये (śye), सें (seṃ)
      Modi script: 𑘫𑘿𑘧𑘹 (śye), 𑘭𑘹𑘽 (seṃ)
  • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀲𑀤 (sada)
    • Old Gujarati: सउ (saü)
    • Hindustani:
      Hindi: सौ (sau)
      Urdu: سو (sau)
    • Nepali: सय (saya)
    • Punjabi:
      Gurmukhi script: ਸੌ (sau)
      Shahmukhi script: سَو (sau)
    • Romani: śel, šel
      • Kalo Finnish Romani: ȟeel
    • Sindhi:
      Arabic script: سؤ
      Devanagari script: सउ

References
  • Sen, Sukumar (1960) A Comparative Grammar of Middle Indo-Aryan, Linguistic Society of India, page 137.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sahásra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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