آپا

آپا

See also: ابا‎, اتا‎, أبا‎, and آٹا‎

Persian

Noun

آپا • (âpâ)

1. (obsolete) north

Synonyms

• شمال‎ (šomâl)

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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/
• Rhymes: -ɑː
• Hyphenation: آ‧پا

Noun

آپا • (āpā) f (Hindi spelling आपा)

1. older sister

   Synonyms: باجی‎ (bājī), جی جی‎ (jījī)

2. older woman

Declension

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

See also

• آپی‎ (āpī) (endearing form)

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], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.