तोप

See also: तप, तपु, and ताप

Hindi

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Persian توپ‎ (tôp, tup), perhaps through Ottoman Turkish طوپ‎ (top), from Old Turkic [script needed] (tōp), [script needed] (tolp).

Noun

तोप • (top) f (Urdu spelling توپ‎)

  1. cannon, gun
    मैंने उसका हवाई जहाज़ विमानभेदी तोप से उड़ाया।
    mainne uskā havāī jahāz vimānbhedī top se uṛāyā.
    I blew apart his airplane with my anti-aircraft cannon.
    हमारे टैंकतोड़ तोप ख़राब हो गया।
    hamāre ṭaiṅktoṛ top xarāb ho gayā.
    Our anti-tank cannon is not working.
  2. (Delhi, slang) cool person, badass
Declension
Declension of तोप (fem cons-stem)
singular plural
direct तोप
top		 तोपें
topẽ
oblique तोप
top		 तोपों
topõ
vocative तोप
top		 तोपो
topo

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit स्तूप (stūpa).

Noun

तोप • (top) m (Urdu spelling توپ‎)

  1. (uncommon) heap, pile, cluster
Declension
Declension of तोप (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct तोप
top		 तोप
top
oblique तोप
top		 तोपों
topõ
vocative तोप
top		 तोपो
topo
References
  • Bahri, Hardev (1989), “तोप”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
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