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लिख्

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

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    From Proto-Indo-European *h₁reyḱ- (scratch, line), an extension of *h₁rey- (scratch). Cognate with English row, Ancient Greek ἐρείκω (ereíkō, to rend, bruise, pound), Lithuanian riekti (to slice).

    Pronunciation

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    Root

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    लिख् (likh)

    1. to scratch, scrape, furrow
    2. to produce by scratching, draw a line
    3. to engrave, inscribe, trace, write

    Derived terms

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    Forms of Sanskrit verbs are numerous and complicated. The following conjugation shows only a subset of all forms and should be treated as a guide.

    Nonfinite Forms: लिखितुम् (likhitum)
    Undeclinable
    Infinitive लिखितुम्
    likhitum
    Gerund लिखित्वा
    likhitvā́
    Participles
    Masculine/Neuter Gerundive लिख्य / लिखितव्य / लिखनीय
    likhya / likhitavya / likhanīya
    Feminine Gerundive लिख्या / लिखितव्या / लिखनीया
    likhyā / likhitavyā / likhanīyā
    Masculine/Neuter Past Passive Participle लिखित
    likhitá
    Feminine Past Passive Participle लिखिता
    likhitā́
    Masculine/Neuter Past Active Participle लिखितवत्
    likhitávat
    Feminine Past Active Participle लिखितवती
    likhitávatī


    Primary Verbal Forms
    Derived Nominal Forms

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    References

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    • Monier Williams (1899) “लिख्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 00901.
    • Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “लिख्”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press
    • William Dwight Whitney, 1885, The Roots, Verb-forms, and Primary Derivatives of the Sanskrit Language, Leipzig: Breitkopf and Härtel, page 147
    • Otto Böhtlingk, Richard Schmidt (1879-1928) “लिख्”, in Walter Slaje, Jürgen Hanneder, Paul Molitor, Jörg Ritter, editors, Nachtragswörterbuch des Sanskrit [Dictionary of Sanskrit with supplements] (in German), Halle-Wittenberg: Martin-Luther-Universität, published 2016
    • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 478
    • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[2] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 457