आपा

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɑː.pɑː/, [äː.päː]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit आत्मन् (ātman) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-). See also आप (āp).

Noun

आपा • (āpā) m (Urdu spelling آپا)

1. oneself, the self, ego

   Synonyms: अहं (ahã), अहंकार (ahaṅkār)

   आपा खोना ― āpā khonā ― to lose one's pride, to be shamed

Declension

Declension of आपा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	आपा āpā	आपे āpe
oblique	आपे āpe	आपों āpõ
vocative	आपे āpe	आपो āpo

Etymology 2

Perhaps from a feminine derivative of Ashokan Prakrit *𑀅𑀧𑁆𑀧 (*appa, “father”).

Noun

आपा • (āpā) f (Urdu spelling آپا)

1. (endearing) elder sister

   Synonym: दीदी (dīdī)

2. any older woman

Declension

Declension of आपा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	आपा āpā	आपाएँ āpāẽ
oblique	आपा āpā	आपाओं āpāõ
vocative	आपा āpā	आपाओ āpāo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “आपा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• āpā (Latin script)
• 𑀆𑀧𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• আপা (Bengali script)
• ආපා (Sinhalese script)
• အာပါ or ဢႃပႃ (Burmese script)
• อาปา (Thai script)
• ᩋᩣᨷᩤ (Tai Tham script)
• ອາປາ (Lao script)
• អាបា (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄂𑄛𑄂 (Chakma script)

Noun

आपा

1. Devanagari script form of āpā, which is ablative singular of आप (āpa, “water”)