رپا

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Punjabi ਰੁਪਾ (rupā), from Prakrit 𑀭𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀧 (ruppa), from Sanskrit रूप्य (rū́pya). Doublet of رپئیا (rupayyā).

Pronunciation

Noun

رُپّا • (ruppām (Gurmukhi spelling ਰੁੱਪਾ)

  1. silver; argent
  2. (informal) onion
  3. (rare) rupee

Declension

Declension of رپا
singular plural
direct رُپّا (ruppā) رُپّے (ruppe)
oblique رُپّے (ruppe) رُپّیْاں (ruppiyāṉ)
vocative رُپّیْا (ruppiyā) رُپّیو (ruppīv)
ablative رُپّیوں (ruppīvṉ) رُپّیْاں (ruppiyāṉ)
locative رُپِّیں (ruppiīṉ)
instrumental رُپّے (ruppe)

Further reading

  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “رُپا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
  • ਰੁੱਪਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “rū́pya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 625