पापा

See also: पॉप, पाप, and पोप

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (pāpā) or English papa.

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /pɑː.pɑː/, [päː.päː]

Noun

पापा • (pāpā) m (Urdu spelling پاپا)

dad, daddy
Synonyms: बाप (bāp), जनक (janak), पिता (pitā)

Declension

Declension of *पापा* (masc unmarked ā-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	पापा pāpā	पापा pāpā
oblique	पापा pāpā	पापाओं pāpāõ
vocative	पापा pāpā	पापाओ pāpāo

Marathi

Etymology

This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. Doublet of पापी (pāpī).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pa.pa/

Noun

पापा • (pāpā) m

kiss (informal)
Synonym: चुंबन (cumban) (formal)

Declension

Declension of पापा (masc ā-stem)
direct singular	पापा pāpā
direct plural	पापे pāpe
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	पापा pāpā	पापे pāpe
oblique सामान्यरूप	पाप्या pāpyā	पाप्यां- pāpyān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	पाप्याला pāpyālā	पाप्यांना pāpyānnā
ergative	पाप्याने, पाप्यानं pāpyāne, pāpyāna	पाप्यांनी pāpyānnī
instrumental	पाप्याशी pāpyāśī	पाप्यांशी pāpyānśī
locative सप्तमी	पाप्यात pāpyāt	पाप्यांत pāpyāt
vocative संबोधन	पाप्या pāpyā	पाप्यांनो pāpyānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of पापा (masc ā-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular^* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	oblique सामान्यरूप
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	पाप्याचा pāpyāċā	पाप्याचे pāpyāċe	पाप्याची pāpyācī	पाप्याच्या pāpyācā	पाप्याचे, पाप्याचं pāpyāċe, pāpyāċa	पाप्याची pāpyācī	पाप्याच्या pāpyācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	पाप्यांचा pāpyānċā	पाप्यांचे pāpyānċe	पाप्यांची pāpyāñcī	पाप्यांच्या pāpyāncā	पाप्यांचे, पाप्यांचं pāpyānċe, pāpyānċa	पाप्यांची pāpyāñcī	पाप्यांच्या pāpyāñcā
^* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms

पापा घेणे (pāpā gheṇe, “to kiss”)

References

Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “पापा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “पापा”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

pāpā (Latin script)
𑀧𑀸𑀧𑀸 (Brahmi script)
পাপা (Bengali script)
පාපා (Sinhalese script)
ပါပါ or ပႃပႃ (Burmese script)
ปาปา (Thai script)
ᨷᩤᨷᩤ or ᨸᩣᨸᩣ (Tai Tham script)
ປາປາ (Lao script)
បាបា (Khmer script)
𑄛𑄂𑄛𑄂 (Chakma script)

Adjective

पापा (pāpā)

Devanagari script form of pāpā, ablative singular masculine/neuter of पाप (pāpa, “evil”)
Devanagari script form of pāpā, nominative/vocative plural masculine of पाप (pāpa, “evil”)

Noun

पापा

Devanagari script form of pāpā, ablative singular of पाप (pāpa, “sin”)

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

পাপা (Assamese script)
ᬧᬵᬧᬵ (Balinese script)
পাপা (Bengali script)
𑰢𑰯𑰢𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀧𑀸𑀧𑀸 (Brahmi script)
ပါပါ (Burmese script)
પાપા (Gujarati script)
ਪਾਪਾ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌪𑌾𑌪𑌾 (Grantha script)
ꦥꦴꦥꦴ (Javanese script)
𑂣𑂰𑂣𑂰 (Kaithi script)
ಪಾಪಾ (Kannada script)
បាបា (Khmer script)
ປາປາ (Lao script)
പാപാ (Malayalam script)
ᢒᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᢒᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
𑘢𑘰𑘢𑘰 (Modi script)
ᢒᠠᢗᢒᠠ᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
𑧂𑧑𑧂𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
𑐥𑐵𑐥𑐵 (Newa script)
ପାପା (Odia script)
ꢦꢵꢦꢵ (Saurashtra script)
𑆥𑆳𑆥𑆳 (Sharada script)
𑖢𑖯𑖢𑖯 (Siddham script)
පාපා (Sinhalese script)
𑩰𑩛𑩰𑩛 (Soyombo script)
𑚞𑚭𑚞𑚭 (Takri script)
பாபா (Tamil script)
పాపా (Telugu script)
ปาปา (Thai script)
པཱ་པཱ (Tibetan script)
𑒣𑒰𑒣𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
𑨞𑨊𑨞𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From पाप (pāpa) +‎ -आ (-ā).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /pɑː.pɑː/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /pɑː.pɑː/

Noun

पापा • (pāpā) stem, f

a beast of prey
a witch

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of पापा
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	पापा (pāpā)	पापे (pāpe)	पापाः (pāpāḥ)
accusative	पापाम् (pāpām)	पापे (pāpe)	पापाः (pāpāḥ)
instrumental	पापया (pāpayā) पापा¹ (pāpā¹)	पापाभ्याम् (pāpābhyām)	पापाभिः (pāpābhiḥ)
dative	पापायै (pāpāyai)	पापाभ्याम् (pāpābhyām)	पापाभ्यः (pāpābhyaḥ)
ablative	पापायाः (pāpāyāḥ) पापायै² (pāpāyai²)	पापाभ्याम् (pāpābhyām)	पापाभ्यः (pāpābhyaḥ)
genitive	पापायाः (pāpāyāḥ) पापायै² (pāpāyai²)	पापयोः (pāpayoḥ)	पापानाम् (pāpānām)
locative	पापायाम् (pāpāyām)	पापयोः (pāpayoḥ)	पापासु (pāpāsu)
vocative	पापे (pāpe)	पापे (pāpe)	पापाः (pāpāḥ)

¹Vedic
²Brāhmaṇas

References

Monier Williams (1899) “पापा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 618.