लिपि

See also: लिपी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit लिपि (lipi), from Old Persian 𐎮𐎡𐎱𐎡 (dipi), from Elamite 𒁾 (/tippi/), from Akkadian 𒁾 (/ṭuppu/, “tablet, document, letter”), from Sumerian 𒁾 (dub, “tablet”). Compare to Gujarati લિપિ (lipi), Punjabi ਲਿਪੀ (lipī) / ਲਿਪਿ (lipi), Marathi लिपी (lipī), Bengali লিপি (lipi) and Malayalam ലിപി (lipi).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /lɪ.piː/, [l̪ɪ.piː]

Noun

लिपि • (lipi) f

1. writing, script
2. letter, character

Declension

Declension of लिपि (fem i-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	लिपि lipi	लिपियाँ lipiyā̃
oblique	लिपि lipi	लिपियों lipiyõ
vocative	लिपि lipi	लिपियो lipiyo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “लिपि”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• ᬮᬶᬧᬶ (Balinese script)
• লিপি (Assamese script)
• লিপি (Bengali script)
• 𑰩𑰰𑰢𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌲𑌿𑌪𑌿 (Grantha script)
• લિપિ (Gujarati script)
• ꦭꦶꦥꦶ (Javanese script)
• លិបិ (Khmer script)
• ಲಿಪಿ (Kannada script)
• ລິປິ (Lao script)
• 𑘩𑘱𑘢𑘱 (Modi script)
• လိပိ (Burmese script)
• 𑧉𑧒𑧂𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐮𑐶𑐥𑐶 (Newa script)
• ଲିପି (Oriya script)
• ꢭꢶꢦꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆬𑆴𑆥𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖩𑖰𑖢𑖰 (Siddham script)
• లిపి (Telugu script)
• ลิปิ (Thai script)
• ལིཔི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒪𑒱𑒣𑒱 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀺 (lipi), from older Ashokan Prakrit 𐨡𐨁𐨤𐨁‎ (dipi), borrowed from Old Persian 𐎮𐎡𐎱𐎡 (dipi), from Elamite 𒁾 (/tippi/), from Akkadian 𒁾 (/ṭuppu/, “tablet, document, letter”), from Sumerian 𒁾 (dub, “tablet”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /li.pi/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪i.pi/

Noun

लिपि • (lipi) f

1. writing
2. inscription
3. written document
4. painting, drawing

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of लिपि (lipi)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	लिपिः lipiḥ	लिपी lipī	लिपयः lipayaḥ
Vocative	लिपे lipe	लिपी lipī	लिपयः lipayaḥ
Accusative	लिपिम् lipim	लिपी lipī	लिपीः lipīḥ
Instrumental	लिप्या lipyā	लिपिभ्याम् lipibhyām	लिपिभिः lipibhiḥ
Dative	लिपये / लिप्ये¹ / लिप्यै² lipaye / lipye¹ / lipyai²	लिपिभ्याम् lipibhyām	लिपिभ्यः lipibhyaḥ
Ablative	लिपेः / लिप्याः² lipeḥ / lipyāḥ²	लिपिभ्याम् lipibhyām	लिपिभ्यः lipibhyaḥ
Genitive	लिपेः / लिप्याः² lipeḥ / lipyāḥ²	लिप्योः lipyoḥ	लिपीनाम् lipīnām
Locative	लिपौ / लिप्याम्² lipau / lipyām²	लिप्योः lipyoḥ	लिपिषु lipiṣu
Notes	¹Less common ²Later Sanskrit

Derived terms

• लिपिकार (lipikāra)

Descendants

• →Tatsama:

  • Assamese: লিপি (lipi)
  • Bengali: লিপি (lipi)
  • Gujarati: લિપિ (lipi)
  • Hindi: लिपि (lipi)
  • Malayalam: ലിപി (lipi)
  • Marathi: लिपी (lipī)
  • Punjabi: ਲਿਪੀ (lipī)