𐨡𐨁𐨤𐨁
Ashokan Prakrit
Etymology
From Old Persian 𐎮𐎡𐎱𐎡 (dipi), from Elamite [Term?], from Akkadian 𒁾 (ţuppu, “tablet, document, letter”), from Sumerian 𒁾 (dub, “tablet”). Compare Sanskrit लिपि (lipi).
Noun
𐨡𐨁𐨤𐨁 (dipi) f (Shahbazgarhi, Mansehra)
- writing; a document
- script
Alternative forms
Dialectal forms of 𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀺 (“writing”) | ||
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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”) | ||
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![]() 𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀺 (lipi) (3) 𐨡𐨁𐨤𐨁 (dipi) (2) |
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “lipi (11058)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press