Arddhmagdhi Grammar

Author(s): P L Vaidya
Publisher: Modern Book Depot

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ARDHAMĀGADHI GRAMMAR
(19) There are a few other noun affixes peculiar to Amg. such as are found in Briet, gaa, 75HT TO, वुसिमं etc.
(20) The vocabulary also of Amg. is peculiar in several respects. Tia, a, Frt (for ora), Jiq, 59a, पडुच्च, वग्गु, सुमिण, पुढो, मिलक्खू , दुगुल्ल, मणोसिला, तालियण्ट, वडिंसग etc. are found in Amg. only.
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PHONETICS
A. VOWELS 3. General-The vowels in Amg. are:-_37, 8, T , J, 5, 5 and 3. *, F, E, 9 and 37 have no place in the language; their place is taken by other vowels of the language as will be shown later. अनुस्वार and अनुनासिक occur in the language ; of these 3TETETT will be treated under consonants. The 'TATIA sound is always associated with a short vowel, and its use is determined by its place in metrical composition; if a long vowel is wanted we have to pronounce the vowel with a gratt; if a short vowel is required we have to pronounce it with अनुनासिक. gand si are both short as well as long in all Prakrits ; when they are short, they are often written as & and J. In my opinion the practice of writing and 3 in the place of 5 and 37 followed by a conjunct consonant is not desirable and should be discouraged. Thus ge and Art for Hra should not be written as and fhet, as after all the quantity of & here is long. When not followed by conjunct consonants and 3 may be allowed if these vowels are to be pronounced short. fart is absent from all.Prakrits.
4. # of Sanskrit words is substituted in Amg. by 37,2,3 and it; the substituted vowels and g may