चाप

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See also: चुप, चाँपो, and Appendix:Variations of "capa"

Hindi

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɑːp/,

Etymology 1

From Ashokan Prakrit *𑀘𑀧𑁆𑀧𑁆- (*capp-, “to press”).

Noun

चाप • (cāp) f (Urdu spelling چاپ)

  1. footsteps
  2. pressing, applying pressure (act)
Declension
Declension of चाप (fem cons-stem)
singular plural
direct चाप
cāp 		चापें
cāpẽ
oblique चाप
cāp 		चापों
cāpõ
vocative चाप
cāp 		चापो
cāpo

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit चाप (cāpa).

Noun

चाप • (cāp) m (Urdu spelling چاپ)

  1. bow
    Synonyms: धनुष (dhanuṣ), कमान (kamān)
Declension
Declension of चाप (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct चाप
cāp 		चाप
cāp
oblique चाप
cāp 		चापों
cāpõ
vocative चाप
cāp 		चापो
cāpo

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

चाप • (cāpa) stem, m or n

  1. bow
  2. arc

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of चाप
Nom. sg. चापः (cāpaḥ)
Gen. sg. चापस्य (cāpasya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative चापः (cāpaḥ) चापौ (cāpau) चापाः (cāpāḥ)
Vocative चाप (cāpa) चापौ (cāpau) चापाः (cāpāḥ)
Accusative चापम् (cāpam) चापौ (cāpau) चापान् (cāpān)
Instrumental चापेन (cāpena) चापाभ्याम् (cāpābhyām) चापैः (cāpaiḥ)
Dative चापाय (cāpāya) चापाभ्याम् (cāpābhyām) चापेभ्यः (cāpebhyaḥ)
Ablative चापात् (cāpāt) चापाभ्याम् (cāpābhyām) चापेभ्यः (cāpebhyaḥ)
Genitive चापस्य (cāpasya) चापयोः (cāpayoḥ) चापानाम् (cāpānām)
Locative चापे (cāpe) चापयोः (cāpayoḥ) चापेषु (cāpeṣu)
Neuter a-stem declension of चाप
Nom. sg. चापम् (cāpam)
Gen. sg. चापस्य (cāpasya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative चापम् (cāpam) चापे (cāpe) चापानि (cāpāni)
Vocative चाप (cāpa) चापे (cāpe) चापानि (cāpāni)
Accusative चापम् (cāpam) चापे (cāpe) चापानि (cāpāni)
Instrumental चापेन (cāpena) चापाभ्याम् (cāpābhyām) चापैः (cāpaiḥ)
Dative चापाय (cāpāya) चापाभ्याम् (cāpābhyām) चापेभ्यः (cāpebhyaḥ)
Ablative चापात् (cāpāt) चापाभ्याम् (cāpābhyām) चापेभ्यः (cāpebhyaḥ)
Genitive चापस्य (cāpasya) चापयोः (cāpayoḥ) चापानाम् (cāpānām)
Locative चापे (cāpe) चापयोः (cāpayoḥ) चापेषु (cāpeṣu)
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