اپاہج

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀅𑀧𑀳𑀁𑀚 (*apahaṃja), from Sanskrit *अपभञ्ज (apabhañja), from the prefix अप- (apa-) plus a word derived from the root भञ्ज् (bhañj, “to break”). The Sanskrit root भञ्ज् (bhañj) is derived ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg-.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ə.pɑː.ɦɪd͡ʒ/

Adjective

اَپَاہِج • (apāhij) (Hindi spelling अपाहिज)

1. halt, lame

Noun

اَپَاہِج • (apāhij) m (Hindi spelling अपाहिज)

1. a disabled person

Declension

Declension of اپاہج
	singular	plural
direct	اَپَاہِج (apāhij)	اَپَاہِج (apāhij)
oblique	اَپَاہِج (apāhij)	اَپَاہِجوں (apāhijō̃)
vocative	اَپَاہِج (apāhij)	اَپَاہِجو (apāhijō)

References

• Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “اپاہچ”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
• “اپاہج”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.