آپا

See also: ابا, اتا, أبا, and آٹا

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Chagatai اپا (apa, “older sister”), not to be confused with the term of Prakrit origin, perhaps a feminine derivative of, 𑀅𑀧𑁆𑀧 (appa, “father”); see Hindi आपा (āpā).

Pronunciation

Noun

آپا • (āpā) f (Hindi spelling आपा)

  1. older sister
    Synonyms: باجی (bājī), جی جی (jījī)
  2. older woman

Declension

Declension of آپا
singular plural
direct آپا (āpā) آپائیں (āpāẽ)
oblique آپا (āpā) آپاؤں (āpāõ)
vocative آپا (āpā) آپاؤ (āpāo)

See also

  • آپی (āpī) (endearing form)

References

  • “آپا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “آپا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
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