अप्

अप्

See also: अप, अपि, and अपी

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hā́pš, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep-. Cognate with Avestan 𐬀𐬞‎ (ap), Old Persian 𐎠𐎱𐎡𐎹𐎠 (apiyā, “into the water”), Tocharian B āp (“water”), Hittite 𒄩𒉺𒀀 (ḫa-pa-a, “towards the river”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐ́p/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ɐp/

Noun

अप् • (áp) f

1. water (also personified as a deity)

   Synonyms: जल (jala), पानीय (pānīya), तोय (toya), उदक (udaka)

2. air
3. (astronomy) The star δ Virginis in Virgo.

Usage notes

In Vedic Sanskrit, used both in singular and in plural; in Classical Sanskrit, only in plural.

Declension

Declension of अप्
Nom. sg.	—
Gen. sg.	—
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	—	—	आपः (āpaḥ)
Vocative	—	—	आपः (āpaḥ)
Accusative	—	—	अपः (apaḥ)
Instrumental	—	—	अद्भिः (adbhiḥ)
Dative	—	—	अद्भ्यः (adbhyaḥ)
Ablative	—	—	अद्भ्यः (adbhyaḥ)
Genitive	—	—	अपाम् (apām)
Locative	—	—	अप्सु (apsu)

Derived terms

• अपांवत्स (apāṃvatsa)
• अपांसंवर्त (apāṃsaṃvarta)
• अपाम् नपात् (apām napāt)
• अप्कृत्स्नम् (apkṛtsnam)
• अप्चर (apcara)
• अप्पति (appati)
• अप्पित्तम (appittama)
• अप्सर (apsara)

 

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “अप्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 47.