𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀺
Appearance
Ashokan Prakrit
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀺 (lipi) f (Girnar, Dhauli, Jaugada)
Alternative forms
[edit]Attested at Dhauli, Girnar and Jaugada.
Dialectal forms of 𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀺 (“writing”) | |||
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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”) | ||
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Derived terms
[edit]- 𑀥𑀁𑀫𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀺 (dhaṃmalipi)
Descendants
[edit]- → Sanskrit: लिपि (lipi)
References
[edit]- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “lipi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Categories:
- Ashokan Prakrit terms borrowed from Old Persian
- Ashokan Prakrit terms derived from Old Persian
- Ashokan Prakrit terms derived from Elamite
- Ashokan Prakrit terms derived from Akkadian
- Ashokan Prakrit terms derived from Sumerian
- Ashokan Prakrit lemmas
- Ashokan Prakrit nouns
- Ashokan Prakrit nouns in Brahmi script
- Ashokan Prakrit feminine nouns
- Girnar Ashokan Prakrit
- Dhauli Ashokan Prakrit
- Jaugada Ashokan Prakrit