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𐨡𐨁𐨤𐨁

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Ashokan Prakrit

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Etymology

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From Old Persian 𐎮𐎡𐎱𐎡 (dipi), from Elamite 𒁾 (/⁠tippi⁠/), from Akkadian 𒁾𒁍𒌝 (ṭuppum, tablet, document, letter), borrowed from Sumerian 𒁾 (dub, tablet).

Noun

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𐨡𐨁𐨤𐨁 (dipif (Shahbazgarhi, Mansehra)

  1. writing; a document
  2. script

Alternative forms

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Attested at Mansehra and Shahbazgarhi.

Dialectal forms of 𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀺 (“writing”)
Variety Location Lemmas Forms
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)

References

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  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “lipi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press