रिप्

Sanskrit

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (to stick, adhere, smear; fat, oil, sticky substance, adhesive). Compare लिप् (lip).

The meanings “fraudulent, deceitful, treacherous, enemy” (etc.) developed figuratively from the earlier set of meanings “dirty spot, stain, filth” > “fault, impurity”; compare the related words रिप्र (riprá), रिपु (ripú), रेपस् (répas).

Pronunciation

Noun

रिप् • (ríp) stemf

  1. fraud, deceit
  2. injury
  3. injurer, deceiver, traitor, enemy
  4. the Earth

Declension

Feminine root-stem declension of रिप्
singular dual plural
nominative रिप् (ríp) रिपौ (rípau)
रिपा¹ (rípā¹)
रिपः (rípaḥ)
accusative रिपम् (rípam) रिपौ (rípau)
रिपा¹ (rípā¹)
रिपः (rípaḥ)
instrumental रिपा (ripā́) रिब्भ्याम् (ribbhyā́m) रिब्भिः (ribbhíḥ)
dative रिपे (ripé) रिब्भ्याम् (ribbhyā́m) रिब्भ्यः (ribbhyáḥ)
ablative रिपः (ripáḥ) रिब्भ्याम् (ribbhyā́m) रिब्भ्यः (ribbhyáḥ)
genitive रिपः (ripáḥ) रिपोः (ripóḥ) रिपाम् (ripā́m)
locative रिपि (ripí) रिपोः (ripóḥ) रिप्सु (ripsú)
vocative रिप् (ríp) रिपौ (rípau)
रिपा¹ (rípā¹)
रिपः (rípaḥ)
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