𐨡𐨁𐨤𐨁
Ashokan Prakrit edit
Etymology edit
From Old Persian 𐎮𐎡𐎱𐎡 (dipi), from Elamite 𒁾 (/tippi/), from Akkadian 𒁾𒁍𒌝 (ṭuppum, “tablet, document, letter”), borrowed from Sumerian 𒁾 (dub, “tablet”).
Noun edit
𐨡𐨁𐨤𐨁 (dipi) f (Shahbazgarhi, Mansehra)
Alternative forms edit
Attested at Mansehra and Shahbazgarhi.
| Dialectal forms of 𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀺 (“writing”) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Variety | Location | 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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References edit
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “lipi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press