𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀺

Ashokan Prakrit
𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀺 𑀣𑀁𑀪𑁂 (lipi thaṃbhe)

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”). The replacement of d- with l- was due to influence from Sanskrit लिखति (likhati, “to write”).

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
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

Descendants

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