اوپر والا

Urdu

Etymology

اوپر‎ (ūpar, “up, above”) +‎ ـوالا‎ (-vālā, “one”), literally “the one above”.

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /uː.pəɾ‿ʋɑː.lɑː/

(Deccani) IPA^(key): /uː.pəɾ‿ʋɑː.lɑː/
Rhymes: -ɑː

Proper noun

اُوپَر والا • (aūpar vālā) m (Hindi spelling ऊपर वाला or ऊपरवाला)

(figurative) the one upstairs; God, the Supreme Being

References

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

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