𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀺

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Ashokan Prakrit

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𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀺 𑀣𑀁𑀪𑁂 (lipi thaṃbhe)

Etymology

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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). The replacement of d- with l- was due to influence from Sanskrit लिखति (likhati, to write).

Noun

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𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀺 (lipif (Girnar, Dhauli, Jaugada)

  1. writing; a document
  2. script

Alternative forms

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Attested at Dhauli, Girnar and Jaugada.

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)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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