आपा

Hindi

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɑː.pɑː/, [äː.päː]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit आत्मन् (ātman) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-). See also आप (āp).

Noun

आपा • (āpā) m (Urdu spelling آپا)

  1. oneself, the self, ego
    Synonyms: अहं (ahã), अहंकार (ahaṅkār)
    आपा खोना ― āpā khonā ― to lose one's pride, to be shamed
Declension
Declension of आपा (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct आपा
āpā 		आपे
āpe
oblique आपे
āpe 		आपों
āpõ
vocative आपे
āpe 		आपो
āpo

Etymology 2

Perhaps from a feminine derivative of Prakrit 𑀅𑀧𑁆𑀧 (appa, “father”).

Noun

आपा • (āpā) f (Urdu spelling آپا)

  1. (endearing) elder sister
    Synonym: दीदी (dīdī)
  2. any older woman
Declension
Declension of आपा (fem ā-stem)
singular plural
direct आपा
āpā 		आपाएँ
āpāẽ
oblique आपा
āpā 		आपाओं
āpāõ
vocative आपा
āpā 		आपाओ
āpāo

References

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts
  • āpā (Latin script)
  • 𑀆𑀧𑀸 (Brahmi script)
  • আপা (Bengali script)
  • ආපා (Sinhalese script)
  • အာပါ or ဢႃပႃ (Burmese script)
  • อาปา (Thai script)
  • ᩋᩣᨷᩤ (Tai Tham script)
  • ອາປາ (Lao script)
  • អាបា (Khmer script)
  • 𑄃𑄂𑄛𑄂 (Chakma script)

Noun

आपा

  1. Devanagari script form of āpā, which is ablative singular of आप (āpa, “water”)
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