§§ 45 — 46.] ADJECTIVES. 19 



The following may here be noted as irregular : 



Masc. Fern. 



S. ") ^ . ( 'Eri'T^T subodhd. 



\ ^^T^ suhodh wise \ 

 M. ) " iw^fTi suhudh . 



§45. KuLE III. A few prdlcr it-derived words ending in '^'^-a, form 

 their feminines in "1-2. 



Examples : 



Masc. Fern. 

 ^snr beta a son beti a daughter. 



^»rT nend a boy ^•ft nem a girl. 



§ 46. Rule IV. Prakrit-deriued words signifying colour form their 

 feminines as follows : 



Masc. Fem. 



g^T^ ujar 

 or ^s^\jjuyrd white 

 or ujarkd 



uj ri 



or ^51^;^ uja rM. 



knri 



or ^J^\ karid )> black "s^ft^ karikki. 



or ^sfr^T Icarikkd 



f[Tj p'trd '\ 

 or ifl^?; />'«ar > yellow fir^Wt p^ar'A;^. 



or fiT^^T piarlcd } 



-^Ttmt. hariar ) ^ , . . 



. ^ ^ }■ green fl^^qwf Aa^'J^'" 



or '^fil^wr hariarkd ) 



