लिख्

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

  • From Proto-Indo-European *h₁reykh₂- (scratch, line), an extension of *h₁rey- (scratch). Cognate with English row, Ancient Greek ἐρείκω (ereíkō, to rend, bruise, pound), Lithuanian riekti (to slice).[1][2]

    Pronunciation

    Root

    लिख् • (likh)

    1. to scratch, scrape, furrow
    2. to produce by scratching, draw a line
    3. to engrave, inscribe, trace, write

    Derived terms

    Forms of Sanskrit verbs are numerous and complicated. The following conjugation shows only a subset of all forms and should be treated as a guide.

    Nonfinite Forms: लिखितुम् (likhitum)
    Undeclinable
    Infinitive लिखितुम्
    likhitum
    Gerund लिखित्वा
    likhitvā́
    Participles
    Masculine/Neuter Gerundive लिख्य / लिखितव्य / लिखनीय
    likhya / likhitavya / likhanīya
    Feminine Gerundive लिख्या / लिखितव्या / लिखनीया
    likhyā / likhitavyā / likhanīyā
    Masculine/Neuter Past Passive Participle लिखित
    likhitá
    Feminine Past Passive Participle लिखिता
    likhitā́
    Masculine/Neuter Past Active Participle लिखितवत्
    likhitávat
    Feminine Past Active Participle लिखितवती
    likhitávatī


    Primary Verbal Forms
    Derived Nominal Forms

    See also

    References

    1. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996), “likháti”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 478
    2. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996), “REKH”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[2] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 457

    Further reading

    • Otto Böhtlingk; Richard Schmidt (1879-1928), “लिख्”, in Walter Slaje, Jürgen Hanneder, Paul Molitor, Jörg Ritter, editors, Nachtragswörterbuch des Sanskrit [Dictionary of Sanskrit with supplements] (in German), Halle-Wittenberg: Martin-Luther-Universität, published 2016