رپا

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Punjabi ਰੁਪਾ (rupā), from Prakrit 𑀭𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀧 (ruppa), from Sanskrit रूप्य (rū́pya). Doublet of رپئیا (rupayyā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): [ɾʊpːäː]
• Rhymes: -äː

Noun

رُپّا • (ruppā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਰੁੱਪਾ)

1. silver; argent
2. (informal) onion
3. (rare) rupee

Declension

Declension of رپا
dir. sg.	رُپّا (ruppā)
dir. pl.	رُپّے (ruppe)
	singular	plural
direct	رُپّا (ruppā)	رُپّے (ruppe)
oblique	رُپّے (ruppe)	رُپّیاں
vocative	رُپّیا	رُپّیو (ruppīv)
ablative	رُپّیوں (ruppīvṉ)	—
locative	رُپّے (ruppe)	—
instrumental	رُپّے (ruppe)	—

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “رُپا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• “ਰੁੱਪਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “rū́pya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 625