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)
- writing; a document
- script
Alternative forms
| 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 (11058)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press