λιβο

Bactrian

Etymology

Likely from Old Persian 𐎮𐎡𐎱𐎡 (di-i-p-i /⁠dipi⁠/, “inscription”), probably via an intermediate source. The Old Persian term was also borrowed from Elamite 𒁾 (tippi, “document, script”), from Akkadian 𒁾𒁍𒌝 (ṭuppum, “tablet, document, letter”), from Sumerian 𒁾 (dub, “tablet”). Compare Ashokan Prakrit 𐨡𐨁𐨤𐨁 (dipi) and 𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀺 (lipi), whence Sanskrit लिपि (lipi, “writing, document, script”).

Pronunciation

• (reconstructed) IPA^(key): [liv]

Noun

λιβο (libo /liv/)

1. document
   • 342 CE, Dated Document A (Corpus of Bactrian Texts), line 3:

     ...κιδο ι ωνδο λιβο ζανινδο...

     ...kido i ōndo libo zanindo...

     ...who witness the present document...