𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀺

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

From an earlier 𐨡𐨁𐨤𐨁 (dipi), from Old Persian 𐎮𐎡𐎱𐎡 (dipi), from Elamite 𒁾 (/⁠tippi⁠/), from Akkadian 𒁾 (/⁠ṭuppu⁠/, “tablet, document, letter”), from Sumerian 𒁾 (dub, “tablet”). Compare Sanskrit लिपि (lipi).

Noun

𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀺 (lipi) f (Girnar, Dhauli, Jaugada)

1. writing; a document
2. script

Alternative forms

Attested at Dhauli, Girnar and Jaugada.

Dialectal forms of 𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀺 (“writing”)
Variety	Location	Forms edit
East	Dhauli	𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀺 (lipi)
	Jaugada	𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀺 (lipi)
Northwest	Shahbazgarhi	𐨡𐨁𐨤𐨁 (dipi)
	Mansehra	𐨡𐨁𐨤𐨁 (dipi)
West	Girnar	𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀺 (lipi)
Note	Borrowed from Old Persian

Map of dialectal forms of 𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀺 (“writing”)
𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀺 (lipi) (3) 𐨡𐨁𐨤𐨁 (dipi) (2)

Derived terms

• 𑀥𑀁𑀫𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀺 (dhaṃmalipi)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “lipi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press