A Comparative Grammar of the Modern Aryan Languages of India v1.c5.25

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Here it will be noticed that this substitution of *i* for *a* occurs chiefly in short, open unaccented syllables, such as *kán-ki-ro*, *ká-ki-ḍi*, *kú-bi-ro*; more rarely in closed and accented syllables, as *vín-gu*, *íl-si*. The same practice occurs in Panjabi, where *i* is put for *a* in the short, open unaccented penultimate of infinitives; thus, Skr. *rahaṇam*, *sahanam*, *dahanam*, *kathanam*, *vahanam*, *labhanam*, become H. *rahnâ*, *sahnâ*, *dahnâ*, *kahnâ*, *bahnâ*, *lahnâ*, but P. *rahiṇâ*, *sahiṇâ*, *dahiṇâ*, *kahiṇâ*, *bahiṇâ*, *lahiṇâ*. In *lihiṇen* from *lekhanam* M. has followed the same course, but this is a solitary instance. H. does the same in सुमिरन for स्मरण.