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Hindi
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Sanskrit आत्मन् (ātman) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-). See also आप (āp).
Noun
आपा • (āpā) m (Urdu spelling آپا)
- 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)
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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आपा
āpā
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आपे
āpe
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| oblique
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आपे
āpe
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आपों
āpõ
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| vocative
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आपे
āpe
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आपो
āpo
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Etymology 2
Perhaps from a feminine derivative of Ashokan Prakrit *𑀅𑀧𑁆𑀧 (*appa, “father”).
Noun
आपा • (āpā) f (Urdu spelling آپا)
- (endearing) elder sister
- Synonym: दीदी (dīdī)
- any older woman
Declension
Declension of आपा (fem ā-stem)
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singular
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plural
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आपा
āpā
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आपाएँ
āpāẽ
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| oblique
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आपा
āpā
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आपाओं
āpāõ
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| vocative
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आपा
āpā
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आपाओ
āpāo
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References
Pali
Alternative scripts
- 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
- Devanagari script form of āpā, which is ablative singular of आप (āpa, “water”)