लिपि

See also: लिपी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit लिपि (lipi). Compare Gujarati લિપિ (lipi), Punjabi ਲਿਪੀ (lipī) / ਲਿਪਿ (lipi), Marathi लिपी (lipī), Bengali লিপি (lipi) and Malayalam ലിപി (lipi).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /lɪ.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

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• লিপি (Assamese script)
• ᬮᬶᬧᬶ (Balinese script)
• লিপি (Bengali script)
• 𑰩𑰰𑰢𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• လိပိ (Burmese script)
• લિપિ (Gujarati script)
• ਲਿਪਿ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌲𑌿𑌪𑌿 (Grantha script)
• ꦭꦶꦥꦶ (Javanese script)
• 𑂪𑂱𑂣𑂱 (Kaithi script)
• ಲಿಪಿ (Kannada script)
• លិបិ (Khmer script)
• ລິປິ (Lao script)
• ലിപി (Malayalam script)
• ᠯᡳᢒᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘩𑘱𑘢𑘱 (Modi script)
• ᠯᠢᢒᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧉𑧒𑧂𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐮𑐶𑐥𑐶 (Newa script)
• ଲିପି (Odia script)
• ꢭꢶꢦꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆬𑆴𑆥𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖩𑖰𑖢𑖰 (Siddham script)
• ලිපි (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩽𑩑𑩰𑩑 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚥𑚮𑚞𑚮 (Takri script)
• லிபி (Tamil script)
• లిపి (Telugu script)
• ลิปิ (Thai script)
• ལི་པི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒪𑒱𑒣𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨬𑨁𑨞𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀺 (lipi), from an older form 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 Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪i.pi/

Noun

लिपि • (lipi) stem, 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 / लिपी¹ lipyā / lipī¹	लिपिभ्याम् lipibhyām	लिपिभिः lipibhiḥ
Dative	लिपये / लिप्यै² / लिपी¹ lipaye / lipyai² / lipī¹	लिपिभ्याम् lipibhyām	लिपिभ्यः lipibhyaḥ
Ablative	लिपेः / लिप्याः² / लिप्यै³ lipeḥ / lipyāḥ² / lipyai³	लिपिभ्याम् lipibhyām	लिपिभ्यः lipibhyaḥ
Genitive	लिपेः / लिप्याः² / लिप्यै³ lipeḥ / lipyāḥ² / lipyai³	लिप्योः lipyoḥ	लिपीनाम् lipīnām
Locative	लिपौ / लिप्याम्² / लिपा¹ lipau / lipyām² / lipā¹	लिप्योः lipyoḥ	लिपिषु lipiṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Later Sanskrit ³Brāhmaṇas

Derived terms

• लिपिकार (lipikāra)

Descendants

• → Assamese: লিপি (lipi) (learned)
• → Bengali: লিপি (lipi) (learned)
• → Gujarati: લિપિ (lipi) (learned)
• → Hindi: लिपि (lipi) (learned)
• → Malayalam: ലിപി (lipi) (learned)
• → Marathi: लिपी (lipī) (learned)
• → Punjabi: ਲਿਪੀ (lipī) (learned)
• → Sylheti: ꠟꠤꠙꠤ (lifi)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “लिपि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, pages 902/2-3.
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 443-444