Prakrta Grammar

Author(s): Kamalchand Sogani, Shakuntala Jain
Publisher: Apbhramsa Sahitya Academy

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(iv) “lla' suffix: (Hema. 2/165) This suffix is alternatively added to nava (Adj.) and eka (Adj.) words.
nava + lla = navalla or nava (Adj.) (new/recent)
eka + lla = ekalla or eka (Adj.) (alone) (v) 'a', 'illa' and ‘ulla' suffixes: To ‘Nouns', and 'Adjectives' are alternatively added ‘a', 'illa' and 'ulla' suffixes. (a) canda + a = candaa (Mas.)or canda (Mas.) (moon)
hiaya + a = hiayaa (Neu.) or hiaya (Neu.) (heart) gayaņa + a = gayaņaa (Neu.) or gayaņa (Neu.)
(sky)
bahua + a = bahuaa (Adj.) or bahua (Adj.) (much) (b) pallava + illa = pallavilla (Mas.) or pallava (Mas.)
(leaf)
pura + illa = purilla (Neu.) or pura (Neu.) (city) (c) muha + ulla = muhulla (Neu.) or muha (Neu.)
(face) hattha + ulla = hatthulla (Mas., Neu.) or hattha
(Mas., Neu.) (hand) (vi) 'ttā', or ‘ya' suffix: In ‘Ardhamāgadhi ‘ttā’, or yā' suffix is alternatively added.
gavesaņa + ttā/yā = gavesaņattā/ gavesaņayā (Fem.) or gavesaņa (Mas., Neu.) (investigation) aņukampaņa + ttā/yā = aņukampaņattā/ aņukampaņayā (Fem.)or aņukampaņa (Mas., Neu.) (sympathy)
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