آپا

See also: ابا‎, اتا‎, أبا‎, and آٹا‎

Persian

Noun

آپا • (âpâ)

(obsolete) north

Synonyms

شمال‎ (šomâl)

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

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɑː.pɑː/

(Deccani) IPA^(key): /ɑː.pɑː/
Rhymes: -ɑː
Hyphenation: آ‧پا

Noun

آپا • (transliteration needed) f (Hindi spelling आपा)

older sister
Synonyms: باجی‎ (bājī), جی جی‎ (jījī)
older woman

Declension

Declension of آپا
	singular	plural
direct	آپا‎ (āpā)	آپائیں‎ (āpāẽ)
oblique	آپا‎ (āpā)	آپاؤں‎ (āpāõ)
vocative	آپا‎ (āpā)	آپاؤ‎ (āpāo)

References

“آپا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
“آپا”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.

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