আপন

See also: আপনা, আপনি, and আপন্ন

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀆𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀦𑁆 (āppan), from Sanskrit आत्मन् (ātman, breath, soul, self), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáHtman, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éh₁t-mon (breath, soul). Doublet of আত্মা (atta).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /apon/, [ˈapon]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /apon/, [ˈapon]

Adjective

আপন • (apon) (comparative আরও আপন, superlative সবচেয়ে আপন)

  1. one's own

Noun

আপন • (apon)

  1. relative, kin, kinfolk
    Synonyms: কুটুম (kuṭum), এগানা (egana), খেশ (kheś), রিশতাদার (riśtadar)

Declension

indefinite forms
nominative আপন (apon)
objective আপনকে (apon (semantically general or indefinite) / aponke (semantically definite))
genitive আপনের (aponer)
definite forms
singular plural
nominative আপনটা, আপনটি (aponṭa (colloquial), aponṭi (formal)) আপনেরা (aponera)
objective আপনটাকে, আপনটিকে (aponṭake (colloquial), aponṭike (formal)) আপনদের(কে) (aponder(ke))
genitive আপনটার, আপনটির (aponṭar (colloquial), aponṭir (formal)) আপনদের (aponder)
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Derived terms