लिपि

See also: लिपी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit लिपि (lipi), from Old Persian 𐎮𐎡𐎱𐎡 (dipi), from Elamite 𒁾 (/⁠tippi⁠/), from Akkadian 𒁾 (/⁠ṭuppu⁠/, “tablet, document, letter”), from Sumerian 𒁾 (dub, “tablet”). Compare to Gujarati લિપિ (lipi), Punjabi ਲਿਪੀ (lipī) / ਲਿਪਿ (lipi), Marathi लिपी (lipī), Bengali লিপি (lipi) and Malayalam ലിപി (lipi).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /lɪ.piː/

Noun

लिपि • (lipi) f

1. writing, script
2. letter, character

References

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

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Sanskrit

Etymology

From Ashokan Prakrit 𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀺 (lipi), from older Ashokan Prakrit 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) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪i.pi/

Noun

लिपि • (lipi) stem, f

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

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of लिपि (lipi)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	लिपिः lipiḥ	लिपी lipī	लिपयः lipayaḥ
Vocative	लिपे lipe	लिपी lipī	लिपयः lipayaḥ
Accusative	लिपिम् lipim	लिपी lipī	लिपीः lipīḥ
Instrumental	लिप्या / लिपी¹ lipyā / lipī¹	लिपिभ्याम् lipibhyām	लिपिभिः lipibhiḥ
Dative	लिपये / लिप्यै² / लिपी¹ lipaye / lipyai² / lipī¹	लिपिभ्याम् lipibhyām	लिपिभ्यः lipibhyaḥ
Ablative	लिपेः / लिप्याः² / लिप्यै³ lipeḥ / lipyāḥ² / lipyai³	लिपिभ्याम् lipibhyām	लिपिभ्यः lipibhyaḥ
Genitive	लिपेः / लिप्याः² / लिप्यै³ lipeḥ / lipyāḥ² / lipyai³	लिप्योः lipyoḥ	लिपीनाम् lipīnām
Locative	लिपौ / लिप्याम्² / लिपा¹ lipau / lipyām² / lipā¹	लिप्योः lipyoḥ	लिपिषु lipiṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Later Sanskrit ³Brāhmaṇas

Derived terms

• लिपिकार (lipikāra)