लिप्त

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit लिप्त (liptá).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /lɪpt̪/

Adjective

लिप्त • (lipt) (indeclinable) (rare, formal)

1. drenched, besmeared, spread over
2. deeply attached, involved

   Antonym: अलिप्त (alipt)

3. engrossed, absorbed

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “लिप्त”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “लिप्त”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “लिप्त”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• লিপ্ত (Assamese script)
• ᬮᬶᬧ᭄ᬢ (Balinese script)
• লিপ্ত (Bengali script)
• 𑰩𑰰𑰢𑰿𑰝 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀮𑀺𑀧𑁆𑀢 (Brahmi script)
• လိပ္တ (Burmese script)
• લિપ્ત (Gujarati script)
• ਲਿਪ੍ਤ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌲𑌿𑌪𑍍𑌤 (Grantha script)
• ꦭꦶꦥ꧀ꦠ (Javanese script)
• 𑂪𑂱𑂣𑂹𑂞 (Kaithi script)
• ಲಿಪ್ತ (Kannada script)
• លិប្ត (Khmer script)
• ລິປ຺ຕ (Lao script)
• ലിപ്ത (Malayalam script)
• ᠯᡳᢒᢠᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘩𑘱𑘢𑘿𑘝 (Modi script)
• ᠯᠢᢒᢐᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧉𑧒𑧂𑧠𑦽 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐮𑐶𑐥𑑂𑐟 (Newa script)
• ଲିପ୍ତ (Odia script)
• ꢭꢶꢦ꣄ꢡ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆬𑆴𑆥𑇀𑆠 (Sharada script)
• 𑖩𑖰𑖢𑖿𑖝 (Siddham script)
• ලිප‍්ත (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩽𑩑𑩰 𑪙𑩫 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚥𑚮𑚞𑚶𑚙 (Takri script)
• லிப்த (Tamil script)
• లిప్త (Telugu script)
• ลิปฺต (Thai script)
• ལི་པྟ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒪𑒱𑒣𑓂𑒞 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨬𑨁𑨞𑩇𑨙 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *lip-tó-s, from *leyp- (“to stick; greasy, sticky substance”). Compare the variant रिप्त (riptá). By surface analysis, लिप् (lip) +‎ -त (-ta).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /lip.tɐ́/, [lip̚.tɐ́]
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ip.t̪ɐ/, [ˈl̪ip̚.t̪ɐ]

Adjective

लिप्त • (liptá) stem

1. sticking or adhering to
   • c. 700 BCE, Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa 6.1.2.4:

     सोऽकामयत । भूय एव स्यात्प्रजायेतेति स आदित्येन दिवं मिथुनं समभवत्तत आण्डं समवर्तत तदभ्यमृशद्रेतो बिभृहीति ततश्चन्द्रमा असृज्यतैष वै रेतोऽथ यदश्रु संक्षरितमासीत्तानि नक्षत्राण्यभवन्नथ यः कपाले रसो लिप्त आसीत्ता अवान्तरदिशोऽभवन्नथ यत्कपालमासीत्ता दिशोऽभवन्

     soʼkāmayata. bhūya eva syātprajāyeteti sa ādityena divaṃ mithunaṃ samabhavattata āṇḍaṃ samavartata tadabhyamṛśadreto bibhṛhīti tataścandramā asṛjyataiṣa vai retoʼtha yadaśru saṃkṣaritamāsīttāni nakṣatrāṇyabhavannatha yaḥ kapāle raso lipta āsīttā avāntaradiśoʼbhavannatha yatkapālamāsīttā diśoʼbhavan

     He (Prajāpati) desired, "May it multiply, may it reproduce itself!" By means of the Sun he entered into union with the Sky: thence an egg arose. He touched it, saying, "Bear thou seed!" From it the moon was created, for he (the moon) is seed. And the tear which formed itself became those stars. And the juice which was adhering to the shell became those intermediate quarters; and that which was the shell became those [chief] quarters (points of the compass).

2. smeared, anointed, soiled, defiled
3. joined, connected
4. envenomed
5. eaten

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of लिप्त (liptá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	लिप्तः liptáḥ	लिप्तौ / लिप्ता¹ liptaú / liptā́¹	लिप्ताः / लिप्तासः¹ liptā́ḥ / liptā́saḥ¹
Vocative	लिप्त lípta	लिप्तौ / लिप्ता¹ líptau / líptā¹	लिप्ताः / लिप्तासः¹ líptāḥ / líptāsaḥ¹
Accusative	लिप्तम् liptám	लिप्तौ / लिप्ता¹ liptaú / liptā́¹	लिप्तान् liptā́n
Instrumental	लिप्तेन lipténa	लिप्ताभ्याम् liptā́bhyām	लिप्तैः / लिप्तेभिः¹ liptaíḥ / liptébhiḥ¹
Dative	लिप्ताय liptā́ya	लिप्ताभ्याम् liptā́bhyām	लिप्तेभ्यः liptébhyaḥ
Ablative	लिप्तात् liptā́t	लिप्ताभ्याम् liptā́bhyām	लिप्तेभ्यः liptébhyaḥ
Genitive	लिप्तस्य liptásya	लिप्तयोः liptáyoḥ	लिप्तानाम् liptā́nām
Locative	लिप्ते lipté	लिप्तयोः liptáyoḥ	लिप्तेषु liptéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of लिप्ता (liptā́)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	लिप्ता liptā́	लिप्ते lipté	लिप्ताः liptā́ḥ
Vocative	लिप्ते lípte	लिप्ते lípte	लिप्ताः líptāḥ
Accusative	लिप्ताम् liptā́m	लिप्ते lipté	लिप्ताः liptā́ḥ
Instrumental	लिप्तया / लिप्ता¹ liptáyā / liptā́¹	लिप्ताभ्याम् liptā́bhyām	लिप्ताभिः liptā́bhiḥ
Dative	लिप्तायै liptā́yai	लिप्ताभ्याम् liptā́bhyām	लिप्ताभ्यः liptā́bhyaḥ
Ablative	लिप्तायाः / लिप्तायै² liptā́yāḥ / liptā́yai²	लिप्ताभ्याम् liptā́bhyām	लिप्ताभ्यः liptā́bhyaḥ
Genitive	लिप्तायाः / लिप्तायै² liptā́yāḥ / liptā́yai²	लिप्तयोः liptáyoḥ	लिप्तानाम् liptā́nām
Locative	लिप्तायाम् liptā́yām	लिप्तयोः liptáyoḥ	लिप्तासु liptā́su
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of लिप्त (liptá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	लिप्तम् liptám	लिप्ते lipté	लिप्तानि / लिप्ता¹ liptā́ni / liptā́¹
Vocative	लिप्त lípta	लिप्ते lípte	लिप्तानि / लिप्ता¹ líptāni / líptā¹
Accusative	लिप्तम् liptám	लिप्ते lipté	लिप्तानि / लिप्ता¹ liptā́ni / liptā́¹
Instrumental	लिप्तेन lipténa	लिप्ताभ्याम् liptā́bhyām	लिप्तैः / लिप्तेभिः¹ liptaíḥ / liptébhiḥ¹
Dative	लिप्ताय liptā́ya	लिप्ताभ्याम् liptā́bhyām	लिप्तेभ्यः liptébhyaḥ
Ablative	लिप्तात् liptā́t	लिप्ताभ्याम् liptā́bhyām	लिप्तेभ्यः liptébhyaḥ
Genitive	लिप्तस्य liptásya	लिप्तयोः liptáyoḥ	लिप्तानाम् liptā́nām
Locative	लिप्ते lipté	लिप्तयोः liptáyoḥ	लिप्तेषु liptéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Pali: litta
• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀮𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀢 (litta)
• → Hindi: लिप्त (lipt) (learned)

Further reading

• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “लिप्त”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
• Monier Williams (1899) “लिप्त”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 902.