Brahmin.adj.

Brit.

/ˈbrɑːmi/, U.S.

/ˈbrɑmi/

Origin: A borrowing from Sanskrit. Etymon: Sanskrit brāhmī.

Etymology: < Sanskrit brāhmī (in Buddhist Sanskrit brāhmī lipi, literally ‘writing used for the sacred texts’), feminine of brāhma sacred, (in Buddhism) relating to the sacred writings, a derivative formation (with ablaut change) < brahman (neuter) Veda, sacred text (see Brahma n.¹).The Sanskrit phrase Brāhmī lipi was also borrowed into English separately, and slightly earlier:1892 G. Bühler in J. Burgess Epigraphia Indica 99 The initial..pa and ba present transitional forms, while pha is still more archaic than in the Bráhmî lipi.1895 G. Bühler Orig. Indian Brāhma Alphabet 33 The Brāhmī lipi is the real old Indian alphabet, which was popularly used in the third century b.c. all over India.

A. n.

An ancient script of Aramaic origin, used in north-western India from the 1st millennium b.c., which forms the basis of many later scripts.Brahmi was one of the two predominant early scripts used in north-western India, the other being Kharoshti. Cf. Kharoshti n.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > writing > system of writing > alphabet > [noun] > Indian

Nagari1771

Devanagari1781

Grantha1874

Gurmukhi1888

Kharoshti1891

Brahmi1895

1895 G. Bühler in Wiener Zeitschr. f. die Kunde des Morgenlandes 9 64 The rules for the treatment of the compound consonants again agree so fully with those of the Brāhmī..that they can only be considered as copies of the latter.

1963 A. H. Dani Indian Palaeogr. iii. 28 This similarity hardly leaves any doubt that Indian Brāhmī was created on the basis of the North Semitic letters.

2008 U. Singh Hist. Anc. & Early Medieval India (2008) 43 The origins of Brahmi, a script written from left to right, are not as clear.

B. adj.

Of, relating to, or written in this script; designating this script.

ΚΠ

1896 Science 9 Oct. 526/1 These may be traced to two early forms, one known as the Brahmi, the other as the Kharosthi writing.

1902 Encycl. Brit. XXXIII. 901/2 The alphabets of India all spring from two sources: (a) the Kharoṣṭhī, (b) the Brāhmī alphabet.

1903 Times Lit. Suppl. 11 Sept. 257/3 The finds consisted largely of..wooden tablets of various shapes, many of them official documents of various kinds, in Kharoshti and Brahmi characters.

1965 Akashvani 8 Aug. 5/1 All these, like other Indian scripts, can be traced to the Brahmi script which was so widespread during the reign of Asoka, thanks to his edicts.

2017 Proc. Indian Hist. Congr. 78 231 Small Brahmi inscriptions found in the caves..throw light on the life, religion and administration of Kharavela.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022).

单词	brahmi
释义	Brahmin.adj. Brit. /ˈbrɑːmi/, U.S. /ˈbrɑmi/ Origin: A borrowing from Sanskrit. Etymon: Sanskrit brāhmī. Etymology: < Sanskrit brāhmī (in Buddhist Sanskrit brāhmī lipi, literally ‘writing used for the sacred texts’), feminine of brāhma sacred, (in Buddhism) relating to the sacred writings, a derivative formation (with ablaut change) < brahman (neuter) Veda, sacred text (see Brahma n.¹).The Sanskrit phrase Brāhmī lipi was also borrowed into English separately, and slightly earlier:1892 G. Bühler in J. Burgess Epigraphia Indica 99 The initial..pa and ba present transitional forms, while pha is still more archaic than in the Bráhmî lipi.1895 G. Bühler Orig. Indian Brāhma Alphabet 33 The Brāhmī lipi is the real old Indian alphabet, which was popularly used in the third century b.c. all over India. A. n. An ancient script of Aramaic origin, used in north-western India from the 1st millennium b.c., which forms the basis of many later scripts.Brahmi was one of the two predominant early scripts used in north-western India, the other being Kharoshti. Cf. Kharoshti n. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > system of writing > alphabet > [noun] > Indian Nagari1771 Devanagari1781 Grantha1874 Gurmukhi1888 Kharoshti1891 Brahmi1895 1895 G. Bühler in Wiener Zeitschr. f. die Kunde des Morgenlandes 9 64 The rules for the treatment of the compound consonants again agree so fully with those of the Brāhmī..that they can only be considered as copies of the latter. 1963 A. H. Dani Indian Palaeogr. iii. 28 This similarity hardly leaves any doubt that Indian Brāhmī was created on the basis of the North Semitic letters. 2008 U. Singh Hist. Anc. & Early Medieval India (2008) 43 The origins of Brahmi, a script written from left to right, are not as clear. B. adj. Of, relating to, or written in this script; designating this script. ΚΠ 1896 Science 9 Oct. 526/1 These may be traced to two early forms, one known as the Brahmi, the other as the Kharosthi writing. 1902 Encycl. Brit. XXXIII. 901/2 The alphabets of India all spring from two sources: (a) the Kharoṣṭhī, (b) the Brāhmī alphabet. 1903 Times Lit. Suppl. 11 Sept. 257/3 The finds consisted largely of..wooden tablets of various shapes, many of them official documents of various kinds, in Kharoshti and Brahmi characters. 1965 Akashvani 8 Aug. 5/1 All these, like other Indian scripts, can be traced to the Brahmi script which was so widespread during the reign of Asoka, thanks to his edicts. 2017 Proc. Indian Hist. Congr. 78 231 Small Brahmi inscriptions found in the caves..throw light on the life, religion and administration of Kharavela. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < n.adj.1895
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