Brahmi
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An ancient Indian way of writing from about 700 BC that led to many later scripts in India
- noun
- /ˈbrɑːmi/
- Specialized
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brahmi
- Historians study ancient inscriptions written in Brahmi to understand India's early civilizations.
Examples
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shove it brahmi
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Likewise, when Sanskrit came to be written (by the fifth century B.C.E.), the Brahmi script did not employ divisions between words either.
Academic text (2001) -
The Brahmi script is considered the ancestor of many modern Indian writing systems.
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Many notable texts from ancient India were inscribed using the Brahmi script.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Brahmi comes from the Sanskrit name Brahma, the creator god, so it is often understood as 'of Brahma' or a 'sacred' script; that's a helpful way to remember its important, ancient status. That's why Brahmi refers to the old Indian writing system from which many later scripts grew.