اپاہج

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀅𑀧𑀳𑀁𑀚 (*apahaṃja), from Sanskrit *अपभञ्ज (*apabhañja), from the prefix अप- (apa-) plus a word derived from the root भञ्ज् (bhañj, “to break”). The Sanskrit root भञ्ज् (bhañj) is derived ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg-.

Pronunciation

Adjective

اَپَاہِج • (apāhij) (Hindi spelling अपाहिज)

  1. halt, lame

Noun

اَپَاہِج • (apāhij) m (Hindi spelling अपाहिज)

  1. a disabled person

Declension

Declension of اپاہج
singular plural
direct اَپَاہِج (apāhij) اَپَاہِج (apāhij)
oblique اَپَاہِج (apāhij) اَپَاہِجوں (apāhijõ)
vocative اَپَاہِج (apāhij) اَپَاہِجو (apāhijo)

References

  • Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “اپاہچ”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
  • “اپاہج”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
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