लिपि

See also: लिपी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit लिपि (lipi), possibly from Old Persian 𐎮𐎡𐎱𐎡 (dipi),possibly from Elamite 𒁾 (/tippi/), from Akkadian 𒁾 (/ṭuppu/, “tablet, document, letter”), from Sumerian 𒁾 (dub, “tablet”). Compare to Gujarati લિપિ (lipi), Punjabi ਲਿਪੀ (lipī) / ਲਿਪਿ (lipi), Marathi लिपी (lipī), Bengali লিপি (lipi) and Malayalam ലിപി (lipi).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /lɪ.piː/, [l̪ɪ.piː]

Noun

लिपि • (lipi) f

  1. writing, script
  2. letter, character

Declension
Declension of लिपि (fem i-stem)
singular plural
direct लिपि
lipi		 लिपियाँ
lipiyā̃
oblique लिपि
lipi		 लिपियों
lipiyõ
vocative लिपि
lipi		 लिपियो
lipiyo

References

Sanskrit

Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
  • ᬮᬶᬧᬶ (Balinese script)
  • লিপি (Assamese script)
  • লিপি (Bengali script)
  • 𑰩𑰰𑰢𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀺 (Brahmi script)
  • 𑌲𑌿𑌪𑌿 (Grantha script)
  • લિપિ (Gujarati script)
  • ਲਿਪਿ (Gurmukhi script)
  • ꦭꦶꦥꦶ (Javanese script)
  • លិបិ (Khmer script)
  • ಲಿಪಿ (Kannada script)
  • ລິປິ (Lao script)
  • ലിപി (Malayalam script)
  • 𑘩𑘱𑘢𑘱 (Modi script)
  • ᠯᢈᢒᢈ (Mongolian script)
  • ᠯᡳᢒᡳ (Manchu script)
  • လိပိ (Burmese script)
  • 𑧉𑧒𑧂𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐮𑐶𑐥𑐶 (Newa script)
  • ଲିପି (Oriya script)
  • ꢭꢶꢦꢶ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆬𑆴𑆥𑆴 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖩𑖰𑖢𑖰 (Siddham script)
  • ලිපි (Sinhalese script)
  • లిపి (Telugu script)
  • ลิปิ (Thai script)
  • ལི་པི (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒪𑒱𑒣𑒱 (Tirhuta 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

Noun

लिपि • (lipi) f

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

Declension
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
lipyā		 लिपिभ्याम्
lipibhyām		 लिपिभिः
lipibhiḥ
Dative लिपये / लिप्ये¹ / लिप्यै²
lipaye / lipye¹ / lipyai²		 लिपिभ्याम्
lipibhyām		 लिपिभ्यः
lipibhyaḥ
Ablative लिपेः / लिप्याः²
lipeḥ / lipyāḥ²		 लिपिभ्याम्
lipibhyām		 लिपिभ्यः
lipibhyaḥ
Genitive लिपेः / लिप्याः²
lipeḥ / lipyāḥ²		 लिप्योः
lipyoḥ		 लिपीनाम्
lipīnām
Locative लिपौ / लिप्याम्²
lipau / lipyām²		 लिप्योः
lipyoḥ		 लिपिषु
lipiṣu
Notes
  • ¹Less common
  • ²Later Sanskrit

Derived terms
  • लिपिकार (lipikāra)

Descendants
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