लिपि

See also: लिपी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit लिपि (lipi). Compare Bengali লিপি (lipi), Gujarati લિપિ (lipi), Punjabi ਲਿਪੀ (lipī) / ਲਿਪਿ (lipi), Marathi लिपी (lipī), Malayalam ലിപി (lipi) and Telugu లిపి (lipi).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /lɪ.piː/

Noun

लिपि • (lipi) f

1. writing, script
2. letter, character

Declension

Declension of लिपि (fem i-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	लिपि lipi	लिपियाँ lipiyā̃
oblique	लिपि lipi	लिपियों lipiyõ
vocative	लिपि lipi	लिपियो lipiyo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “लिपि”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• লিপি (Assamese script)
• ᬮᬶᬧᬶ (Balinese script)
• লিপি (Bengali script)
• 𑰩𑰰𑰢𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• လိပိ (Burmese script)
• લિપિ (Gujarati script)
• ਲਿਪਿ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌲𑌿𑌪𑌿 (Grantha script)
• ꦭꦶꦥꦶ (Javanese script)
• 𑂪𑂱𑂣𑂱 (Kaithi script)
• ಲಿಪಿ (Kannada script)
• លិបិ (Khmer script)
• ລິປິ (Lao script)
• ലിപി (Malayalam script)
• ᠯᡳᢒᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘩𑘱𑘢𑘱 (Modi script)
• ᠯᠢᢒᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧉𑧒𑧂𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐮𑐶𑐥𑐶 (Newa script)
• ଲିପି (Odia script)
• ꢭꢶꢦꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆬𑆴𑆥𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖩𑖰𑖢𑖰 (Siddham script)
• ලිපි (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩽𑩑𑩰𑩑 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚥𑚮𑚞𑚮 (Takri script)
• லிபி (Tamil script)
• లిపి (Telugu script)
• ลิปิ (Thai script)
• ལི་པི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒪𑒱𑒣𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨬𑨁𑨞𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀺 (lipi), from an older form 𐨡𐨁𐨤𐨁 (dipi), borrowed from Old Persian 𐎮𐎡𐎱𐎡 (dipi), from Elamite 𒁾 (/⁠tippi⁠/), from Akkadian 𒁾 (/⁠ṭuppu⁠/, “tablet, document, letter”), from Sumerian 𒁾 (dub, “tablet”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /li.pi/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /l̪i.pi/

Noun

लिपि • (lipi) stem, f

1. writing
2. inscription
3. written document
4. painting, drawing

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of लिपि

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	लिपिः (lipiḥ)	लिपी (lipī)	लिपयः (lipayaḥ)
accusative	लिपिम् (lipim)	लिपी (lipī)	लिपीः (lipīḥ)
instrumental	लिप्या (lipyā) लिपी¹ (lipī¹)	लिपिभ्याम् (lipibhyām)	लिपिभिः (lipibhiḥ)
dative	लिपये (lipaye) लिप्यै² (lipyai²) लिपी¹ (lipī¹)	लिपिभ्याम् (lipibhyām)	लिपिभ्यः (lipibhyaḥ)
ablative	लिपेः (lipeḥ) लिप्याः² (lipyāḥ²) लिप्यै³ (lipyai³)	लिपिभ्याम् (lipibhyām)	लिपिभ्यः (lipibhyaḥ)
genitive	लिपेः (lipeḥ) लिप्याः² (lipyāḥ²) लिप्यै³ (lipyai³)	लिप्योः (lipyoḥ)	लिपीनाम् (lipīnām)
locative	लिपौ (lipau) लिप्याम्² (lipyām²) लिपा¹ (lipā¹)	लिप्योः (lipyoḥ)	लिपिषु (lipiṣu)
vocative	लिपे (lipe)	लिपी (lipī)	लिपयः (lipayaḥ)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Later Sanskrit
• ³Brāhmaṇas

Derived terms

• लिपिकार (lipikāra)

Descendants

• → Assamese: লিপি (lipi) (learned)
• → Bengali: লিপি (lipi) (learned)
• → Gujarati: લિપિ (lipi) (learned)
• → Hindi: लिपि (lipi) (learned)
• → Malayalam: ലിപി (lipi) (learned)
• → Marathi: लिपी (lipī) (learned)
• → Punjabi: ਲਿਪੀ (lipī) (learned)
• → Sylheti: ꠟꠤꠙꠤ (lifi)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “लिपि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, pages 902/2-3.
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 443-444