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Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from a Turkic language, derived from the root Proto-Turkic *apa, not to be confused with the term of Prakrit origin, perhaps a feminine derivative of, *𑀅𑀧𑁆𑀧 (*appa, “father”); see Hindi आपा (āpā).
Pronunciation
Noun
آپا • (āpā) f (Hindi spelling आपा)
- older sister
- Synonyms: باجی (bājī), جی جی (jījī)
- older woman
Declension
| Declension of آپا
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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آپا (āpā)
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آپائیں (āpāẽ)
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| oblique
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آپا (āpā)
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آپاؤں (āpāõ)
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| vocative
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آپا (āpā)
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آپاؤ (āpāo)
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See also
- آپی (āpī) (endearing form)
References
- “آپا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “آپا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.