Inscription — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something

a short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or something

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnskɹˈɪpʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnskɹˈɪpʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnskɹˈɪpʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /ɪnskɹˈɪpʃən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dedication lettering

Word Forms

dedicate	verb	inscribe or address by way of compliment
inscribe	verb	write, engrave, or print as a lasting record

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Inschrift

Auf etwas eingravierte Buchstaben (insbesondere eingravierte oder geschnitzte Wörter).

🇪🇸Spanish

inscripción

letras inscritas (especialmente palabras grabadas o talladas) en algo

🇮🇹Italian

iscrizione

lettere inscritte (soprattutto parole incise o scolpite) su qualcosa

🇳🇱Dutch

inscriptie

letters die ergens op zijn gegraveerd (vooral woorden die zijn gegraveerd of gesneden).

🇵🇹Portuguese

inscrição

letras inscritas (especialmente palavras gravadas ou esculpidas) em algo

🇷🇺Russian

надпись

буквы, начертанные (особенно слова, выгравированные или вырезанные) на чем-либо

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शिलालेख

किसी चीज़ पर अंकित अक्षर (विशेषकर उत्कीर्ण या खुदे हुए शब्द)।

🇧🇩Bengali

শিলালিপি

কোনো কিছুতে খোদাই করা অক্ষর (বিশেষত খোদাই করা বা খোদাই করা শব্দ)

🇮🇳Tamil

கல்வெட்டு

ஏதாவது ஒன்றில் பொறிக்கப்பட்ட எழுத்துக்கள் (குறிப்பாக பொறிக்கப்பட்ட அல்லது செதுக்கப்பட்ட சொற்கள்).

🇮🇳Telugu

శాసనం

ఏదో ఒకదానిపై చెక్కబడిన అక్షరాలు (ముఖ్యంగా చెక్కబడిన లేదా చెక్కిన పదాలు).

🇮🇳Marathi

शिलालेख

एखाद्या गोष्टीवर कोरलेली अक्षरे (विशेषत: शब्द कोरलेले किंवा कोरलेले).

🇮🇳Gujarati

શિલાલેખ

કોઈ વસ્તુ પર અંકિત અક્ષરો (ખાસ કરીને કોતરેલા અથવા કોતરેલા શબ્દો).

🇮🇳Kannada

ಶಾಸನ

ಯಾವುದನ್ನಾದರೂ ಕೆತ್ತಿದ ಅಕ್ಷರಗಳು (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಕೆತ್ತಿದ ಅಥವಾ ಕೆತ್ತಿದ ಪದಗಳು).

🇮🇳Malayalam

ലിഖിതം

എന്തെങ്കിലും ആലേഖനം ചെയ്ത അക്ഷരങ്ങൾ (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് കൊത്തിയതോ കൊത്തിയതോ ആയ വാക്കുകൾ).

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ਿਲਾਲੇਖ

ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ 'ਤੇ ਲਿਖੇ ਅੱਖਰ (ਖ਼ਾਸਕਰ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਉੱਕਰੇ ਜਾਂ ਉੱਕਰੇ ਹੋਏ)

🇵🇰Urdu

نوشتہ

کسی چیز پر لکھے ہوئے حروف (خاص طور پر الفاظ کندہ یا کھدی ہوئی)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

题词

刻在某物上的字母（特别是雕刻或雕刻的文字）

🇯🇵Japanese

碑文

何かに刻まれた文字（特に彫刻または彫刻された文字）

🇰🇷Korean

명

무언가에 새겨진 문자(특히 새겨지거나 새겨진 단어)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dòng chữ

chữ viết (đặc biệt là các từ được khắc hoặc chạm khắc) trên một cái gì đó

🇹🇭Thai

จารึก

ตัวอักษรที่จารึกไว้ (โดยเฉพาะคำที่แกะสลักหรือแกะสลัก) บนบางสิ่งบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

prasasti

huruf-huruf yang tertulis (terutama kata-kata yang diukir atau dipahat) pada sesuatu

🇵🇭Filipino

inskripsiyon

mga titik na nakasulat (lalo na ang mga salitang inukit o inukit) sa isang bagay

🇲🇾Malay

inskripsi

huruf yang tertera (terutama perkataan yang terukir atau diukir) pada sesuatu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نقش

الحروف المنقوشة (خاصة الكلمات المنقوشة أو المنحوتة) على شيء ما

🇮🇷Persian

کتیبه

حروف حک شده (مخصوصاً کلمات حک شده یا حک شده) روی چیزی

🇹🇷Turkish

yazıt

bir şeyin üzerine yazılmış harfler (özellikle kazınmış veya oyulmuş kelimeler)

🇮🇱Hebrew

כְּתוֹבֶת

אותיות כתובות (במיוחד מילים חרוטות או מגולפות) על משהו

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What is the primary definition of the word 'inscription'?

The primary meaning of 'inscription' is 'letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something'.

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Using 'inscription' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'inscription' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'inscription' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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