𑀲𑀧𑁆𑀨

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit शष्प (śaṣpa).

Noun

𑀲𑀧𑁆𑀨 (sappha) n (Devanagari सप्फ)

1. young grass

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀲𑀧𑁆𑀨 (neuter)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀲𑀧𑁆𑀨𑀁 (sapphaṃ)	𑀲𑀧𑁆𑀨𑀸𑀇𑀁 (sapphāiṃ) or 𑀲𑀧𑁆𑀨𑀸𑀇 (sapphāi)
Accusative	𑀲𑀧𑁆𑀨𑀁 (sapphaṃ)	𑀲𑀧𑁆𑀨𑀸𑀇𑀁 (sapphāiṃ) or 𑀲𑀧𑁆𑀨𑀸𑀇 (sapphāi)
Instrumental	𑀲𑀧𑁆𑀨𑁂𑀡 (sappheṇa) or 𑀲𑀧𑁆𑀨𑁂𑀡𑀁 (sappheṇaṃ)	𑀲𑀧𑁆𑀨𑁂𑀳𑀺 (sapphehi) or 𑀲𑀧𑁆𑀨𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (sapphehiṃ)
Dative	𑀲𑀧𑁆𑀨𑀸𑀅 (sapphāa)	—
Ablative	𑀲𑀧𑁆𑀨𑀸𑀑 (sapphāo) or 𑀲𑀧𑁆𑀨𑀸𑀉 (sapphāu) or 𑀲𑀧𑁆𑀨𑀸 (sapphā) or 𑀲𑀧𑁆𑀨𑀸𑀳𑀺 (sapphāhi) or 𑀲𑀧𑁆𑀨𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (sapphāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀲𑀧𑁆𑀨𑀲𑁆𑀲 (sapphassa)	𑀲𑀧𑁆𑀨𑀸𑀡 (sapphāṇa) or 𑀲𑀧𑁆𑀨𑀸𑀡𑀁 (sapphāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀲𑀧𑁆𑀨𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (sapphammi) or 𑀲𑀧𑁆𑀨𑁂 (sapphe)	𑀲𑀧𑁆𑀨𑁂𑀲𑀼 (sapphesu) or 𑀲𑀧𑁆𑀨𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (sapphesuṃ)
Vocative	𑀲𑀧𑁆𑀨 (sappha) or 𑀲𑀧𑁆𑀨𑀸 (sapphā)	𑀲𑀧𑁆𑀨𑀸𑀇𑀁 (sapphāiṃ) or 𑀲𑀧𑁆𑀨𑀸𑀇 (sapphāi)

Descendants

• → Kannada: ಸೊಪ್ಪು (soppu)

References

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923-1928) “सप्फ”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [Pāia-Sadda-Mahaṇṇavo; lit. Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 863.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sappha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 716