# 𑀇𑀬𑀁
## Ashokan Prakrit
### Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit इयम् (iyam), feminine of the pronominal base इदम् (idam).

### Pronoun

𑀇𑀬𑀁 (iyaṃ)
* this here, this one (proximal third person singular personal pronoun)

### Determiner

𑀇𑀬𑀁 (iyaṃ)
* this
** c. 257 BCE, Aśoka, Major Rock Edict 1 Girnar:𑀇𑀬𑀁 𑀥𑀁𑀫𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀺 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀁𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀺𑀬𑁂𑀦 𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀺𑀬𑀤𑀲𑀺𑀦𑀸 𑀭𑀸𑀜𑀸 𑀮𑁂𑀔𑀸𑀧𑀺𑀢iyaṃ dhaṃmalipi devānaṃpriyena priyadasinā rāñā lekhāpitaThis law-edict has been made written by the Beloved-of-the-Gods, King Priyadarshin.

#### Alternative forms

Attested at Ahraura, Allahabad-Kosambi, Bahapur, Bairat, Brahmagiri, Delhi-Topra, Dhauli, Gavimath, Girnar, Gujarra, Jatinga-Rameshwara, Jaugada, Kalsi, Maski, Nittur, Palkigundu, Panguraria, Rajula-Mandagiri, Rupnath, Sahasram, Sarnath, Siddapura, Udegolam and Yerragudi.
Dialectal forms of 𑀇𑀬𑀁 (“this”) :
| Variety | Location | Lemmas | Forms |
| Central | Kalsi | 𑀇𑀬𑀁 (iyaṃ) | |
| Central | Delhi-Topra | 𑀇𑀬𑀁 (iyaṃ) | |
| Central | Sarnath | 𑀇𑀬𑀁 (iyaṃ) | |
| Central | Rupnath | 𑀇𑀬 (iya), 𑀇𑀬𑀁 (iyaṃ) | 𑀇𑀬𑀁 m.nom.sg (iyaṃ), 𑀇𑀬 m.nom.sg (iya), 𑀏𑀲 n.nom.sg (esa), 𑀏𑀲𑀸 n.nom.sg (esā), 𑀇𑀫𑀸𑀬 m.dat.sg (imāya) |
| Central | Bairat | 𑀇𑀬𑀁 (iyaṃ) | 𑀏𑀲 n.nom.sg (esa), 𑀏𑀲𑁂 n.nom.sg (ese) |
| Central | Allahabad-Kosambi | 𑀇𑀬𑀁 (iyaṃ) | |
| Central | Sahasram | 𑀇𑀬𑀁 (iyaṃ) | 𑀇𑀬𑀁 m.nom.sg; n.nom.sg (iyaṃ) |
| Central | Gujarra | 𑀇𑀬𑀁 (iyaṃ) | 𑀇𑀬𑀁 n.nom.sg (iyaṃ) |
| Central | Barabar | 𑀳𑀻𑀬𑀁 (hīyaṃ) | 𑀳𑀻𑀬𑀁 n.nom.sg (hīyaṃ) |
| Central | Panguraria | 𑀅𑀬𑀁 (ayaṃ), 𑀇𑀬𑀁 (iyaṃ) | 𑀅𑀬𑀁 m.nom.sg (ayaṃ), 𑀏𑀲𑁂 n.nom.sg (ese), 𑀏𑀲 n.nom.sg (esa), 𑀇𑀫𑀁 m.acc.sg (imaṃ) |
| Central | Bahapur | 𑀏𑀬𑀁 (eyaṃ), 𑀇𑀬𑀁 (iyaṃ) | $^?$𑀏𑀬𑀁 m.nom.sg (eyaṃ), 𑀇𑀬𑀁 n.nom.sg (iyaṃ), 𑀏𑀲𑀸 n.nom.sg (esā), $^?$𑀏𑀲 n.nom.sg (esa), 𑀇𑀫𑀸𑀬 m.dat.sg (imāya) |
| Central | Ahraura | 𑀇𑀬𑀁 (iyaṃ) | 𑀇𑀬𑀁 m.nom.sg; n.nom.sg (iyaṃ), 𑀏𑀲 n.nom.sg (esa) |
| East | Dhauli | 𑀇𑀬𑀁 (iyaṃ) | |
| East | Jaugada | 𑀇𑀬𑀁 (iyaṃ) | |
| Northwest | Shahbazgarhi | 𐨀𐨩 (aya), 𐨀𐨩𐨎 (ayaṃ) | |
| Northwest | Mansehra | 𐨀𐨁𐨩𐨎 (iyaṃ) | |
| West | Girnar | 𑀅𑀬𑀁 (ayaṃ), 𑀇𑀬𑀁 (iyaṃ) | |
| South | Yerragudi | 𑀇𑀬𑀁 (iyaṃ) | 𑀇𑀬𑀁 m.nom.sg; n.nom.sg (iyaṃ), 𑀇𑀫𑀁 m.acc.sg (imaṃ), $^?$𑀇𑀫𑀺𑀦𑀸 m.ins.sg (iminā), $^?$𑀇𑀫𑁂 m.nom.pl (ime) |
| South | Siddapura | 𑀇𑀬𑀁 (iyaṃ) | 𑀇𑀬𑀁 m.nom.sg; n.nom.sg (iyaṃ), 𑀇𑀫𑀁 m.acc.sg (imaṃ), $^?$𑀇𑀫𑀺𑀦𑀸 m.ins.sg (iminā), $^?$𑀇𑀫𑁂 m.nom.pl (ime) |
| South | Brahmagiri | 𑀇𑀬𑀁 (iyaṃ) | 𑀇𑀬𑀁 m.nom.sg; n.nom.sg (iyaṃ), 𑀇𑀫𑀁 m.acc.sg (imaṃ), 𑀇𑀫𑀺𑀦𑀸 m.ins.sg (iminā), 𑀇𑀫𑁂 m.nom.pl (ime) |
| South | Maski | 𑀇𑀬𑀁 (iyaṃ) | $^?$𑀇𑀬𑀁 n.nom.sg (iyaṃ), $^?$𑀇𑀫𑀁 n.acc.sg (imaṃ) |
| South | Jatinga-Rameshwara | 𑀇𑀬𑀁 (iyaṃ) | 𑀇𑀬𑀁 n.nom.sg (iyaṃ), $^?$𑀇𑀫𑁂 m.nom.pl (ime) |
| South | Rajula-Mandagiri | 𑀳𑀻𑀬𑀁 (hīyaṃ), 𑀇𑀬𑀁 (iyaṃ) | 𑀇𑀬𑀁 m.nom.sg; n.nom.sg (iyaṃ), 𑀳𑀻𑀬𑀁 n.nom.sg (hīyaṃ), $^?$𑀇𑀫𑀺𑀦𑀸 m.ins.sg (iminā), $^?$𑀇𑀫𑁂 m.nom.pl (ime) |
| South | Udegolam | 𑀇𑀬𑀁 (iyaṃ) | 𑀇𑀬𑀁 m.nom.sg; n.nom.sg (iyaṃ), $^?$𑀇𑀫𑀺𑀡𑀸 m.ins.sg (imiṇā), 𑀇𑀫𑁂 m.nom.pl (ime) |
| South | Nittur | 𑀇𑀬𑀁 (iyaṃ) | 𑀇𑀬𑀁 m.nom.sg; n.nom.sg (iyaṃ), 𑀇𑀫𑀁 m.acc.sg (imaṃ), $^?$𑀇𑀫𑀺𑀡𑀸 m.ins.sg (imiṇā), 𑀇𑀫𑁂 m.nom.pl (ime) |
| South | Gavimath | 𑀇𑀬𑀁 (iyaṃ) | 𑀇𑀬𑀁 m.nom.sg; n.nom.sg (iyaṃ), 𑀏𑀲 n.nom.sg (esa), 𑀇𑀫𑀸𑀬𑀁 f.loc.sg (imāyaṃ) |
| South | Palkigundu | 𑀇𑀬𑀁 (iyaṃ) | 𑀇𑀬𑀁 n.nom.sg (iyaṃ) |
Map of dialectal forms of 𑀇𑀬𑀁 (“this”) :
* 𑀇𑀬𑀁 (iyaṃ) (54) 𑀳𑀻𑀬𑀁 (hīyaṃ) (2) 𑀅𑀬𑀁 (ayaṃ) (2) 𐨀𐨁𐨩𐨎 (iyaṃ) (1) 𑀇𑀬 (iya) (1) 𐨀𐨩𐨎 (ayaṃ) (1) 𑀏𑀬𑀁 (eyaṃ) (1) 𐨀𐨩 (aya) (1)

### References

* Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ayám”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press