𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕

Pali

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• magga (Latin script)
• मग्ग (Devanagari script)
• মগ্গ (Bengali script)
• මග‍්ග (Sinhalese script)
• မဂ္ဂ or မၷ္ၷ or မၷ်ၷ (Burmese script)
• มคฺค or มัคคะ (Thai script)
• ᨾᨣ᩠ᨣ (Tai Tham script)
• ມຄ຺ຄ or ມັຄຄະ (Lao script)
• មគ្គ (Khmer script)
• 𑄟𑄉𑄴𑄉 (Chakma script)

Noun

𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕 m

1. Brahmi script form of magga

Declension

Declension table of "𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑁄 (maggo)	𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀸 (maggā)
Accusative (second)	𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀁 (maggaṃ)	𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑁂 (magge)
Instrumental (third)	𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑁂𑀦 (maggena)	𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑁂𑀳𑀺 (maggehi) or 𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑁂𑀪𑀺 (maggebhi)
Dative (fourth)	𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀲𑁆𑀲 (maggassa) or 𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀸𑀬 (maggāya) or 𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀁 (maggatthaṃ)	𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀸𑀦𑀁 (maggānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀸 (maggasmā) or 𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀸 (maggamhā) or 𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀸 (maggā)	𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑁂𑀳𑀺 (maggehi) or 𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑁂𑀪𑀺 (maggebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀲𑁆𑀲 (maggassa)	𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀸𑀦𑀁 (maggānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀺𑀁 (maggasmiṃ) or 𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀺 (maggamhi) or 𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑁂 (magge)	𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑁂𑀲𑀼 (maggesu)
Vocative (calling)	𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕 (magga)	𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀸 (maggā)

Prakrit

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-Iranian *mr̥gás

Sanskrit मृग (mṛga)vrd.

Sanskrit मार्ग (mārga)

Ashokan Prakrit 𑀫𑀕 (maga)

Prakrit 𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕 (magga)

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀫𑀕 (maga /⁠magga⁠/), from Sanskrit मार्ग (mārga).

Noun

𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕 (magga) m (Devanagari मग्ग)

1. road, way, path

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕 (masculine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑁄 (maggo)	𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀸 (maggā)
Accusative	𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀁 (maggaṃ)	𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑁂 (magge) or 𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀸 (maggā)
Instrumental	𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑁂𑀡 (maggeṇa) or 𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑁂𑀡𑀁 (maggeṇaṃ)	𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑁂𑀳𑀺 (maggehi) or 𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (maggehiṃ)
Dative	𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀸𑀅 (maggāa)	—
Ablative	𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀸𑀑 (maggāo) or 𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀸𑀉 (maggāu) or 𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀸 (maggā) or 𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀸𑀳𑀺 (maggāhi) or 𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (maggāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀲𑁆𑀲 (maggassa)	𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀸𑀡 (maggāṇa) or 𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀸𑀡𑀁 (maggāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (maggammi) or 𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑁂 (magge)	𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑁂𑀲𑀼 (maggesu) or 𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (maggesuṃ)
Vocative	𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕 (magga) or 𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀸 (maggā)	𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀸 (maggā)

Descendants

• Apabhramsa: मग्ग (magga), 𑆩𑆓𑇀𑆓 (magga) (see there for further descendants)

References

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “मग्ग”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 666.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mārga”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 579