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Hieroglyphic in Hindi

Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation

Hieroglyphicnoun
चित्रलिपीय
🗣️ chitralipiy [/ˌhaɪɹəˈɡlɪfɪk/]
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📖 Meaning of “hieroglyphic”

The meaning of “hieroglyphic” in Hindi is चित्रलिपीय, pronounced chitralipiy — it is a noun. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.

📘 Definition of hieroglyphic

a writing system using picture symbols; used in ancient Egypt

✍️ Hieroglyphic in a sentence
The hieroglyphics or symbols, however, were reversed, just as though they had been pressed on wax.
इसका कुछ प्राचीन चित्रलिपीय साहित्य आज भी विद्यमान हैं।
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)

First coined 1726, from French hiéroglyphique, from Latin hieroglyphicus, from Ancient Greek ἱερογλυφικός (hierogluphikós), from ἱερογλυφέω (hierogluphéō, “to represent hieroglyphically”), from ἱερός (hierós, “sacred, holy”) + γλύφω (glúphō, “to carve, to engrave, to cut out”). By surface analysis, hiero- + glyphic.

Quick facts about “hieroglyphic”

Everything we know about this word at a glance.

Word (English)
Hieroglyphic
Meaning in Hindi
चित्रलिपीय
Pronunciation
chitralipiy
Part of speech
Noun
Word Origin (Etymology)
First coined 1726, from French hiéroglyphique, from Latin hieroglyphicus, from Ancient Greek ἱερογλυφικός (hierogluphikós), from ἱερογλυφέω (hierogluphéō, “to represent hieroglyphically”), from ἱερός (hierós, “sacred, holy”) + γλύφω (glúphō, “to carve, to engrave, to cut out”). By surface analysis, hiero- + glyphic.

Frequently Asked Questions

The Hindi meaning of "hieroglyphic" is चित्रलिपीय (chitralipiy).
In Devanagari script it is written as चित्रलिपीय.
It is pronounced "chitralipiy". Tap the speaker icon on this page to hear it aloud.