लिपि

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Hindi

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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लिपि (lipif

  1. writing, script
  2. letter, character

Declension

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References

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Sanskrit

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Alternative scripts

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Etymology

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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

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Noun

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लिपि (lipi) stemf

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

Declension

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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

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Descendants

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References

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  • 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