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
Declension
| 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
Declension
| 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