উপর

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀉𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀭𑀺 (uppari), from Sanskrit উপরি (upari) in analogy with উত্তর (uttara), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *upári, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *upári, from Proto-Indo-European *upéri.

Cognate with Assamese ওপৰ (üpor), Odia ଉପର (upara), Hindustani اوپر / ऊपर (ūpar), Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (hupér), Latin super, Albanian epër, Old English ofer (whence English over).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /upoɾ/, [ˈupoɾ]
    Audio:(file)
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /upoɹ/, [ˈupoɹ]

Noun

উপর • (upor)

  1. top, upper part
    Antonyms: নীচ (nic), নিচু (nicu)
  2. roof
  3. surface

Declension

indefinite forms
nominative উপর (upōr)
objective উপর / উপরকে (upōr (semantically general or indefinite) / upōrke (semantically definite))
genitive উপরের (upōrer)
locative উপরে (upōre)
definite forms
singular plural
nominative উপরটা , উপরটি (upōrṭa (colloquial), upōrṭi (formal)) উপরগুলা, উপরগুলো (upōrgula (colloquial), upōrgulo (formal))
objective উপরটা, উপরটি (upōrṭa (colloquial), upōrṭi (formal)) উপরগুলা, উপরগুলো (upōrgula (colloquial), upōrgulo (formal))
genitive উপরটার, উপরটির (upōrṭar (colloquial), upōrṭir (formal)) উপরগুলার, উপরগুলোর (upōrgular (colloquial), upōrgulor (formal))
locative উপরটাতে / উপরটায়, উপরটিতে (upōrṭate / upōrṭay (colloquial), upōrṭite (formal)) উপরগুলাতে / উপরগুলায়, উপরগুলোতে (upōrgulate / upōrgulay (colloquial), upōrgulote (formal))
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Adverb

উপর • (upor)

  1. upper, upward
    Antonym: নীচে (nice)
  2. extra

Postposition

উপর • (upor)

  1. up, on, upon, above, over
    Antonym: নীচে (nice)

Derived terms

  • উপর-উপর (upor-upor)
  • উপরআলা (uporala)
  • উপরওয়ালা (uporōẇala)
  • উপরকার (uporokar)
  • উপরচড়া (uporcoṛa)
  • উপরচড়াও (uporcoṛaō)
  • উপরচাল (uporocal)
  • উপরচালাক (uporcalak)
  • উপরতলা (uportola)
  • উপরতলায় (uportolaẏ)
  • উপরতলার (uportolar)
  • উপরপড়া (uporpoṛa)
  • উপরপিঠ (uporopiṭh)

References

  • Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “উপর”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “uppari”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press