अप्

See also: अप, अपि, and अपी

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hā́ps, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep-.

Cognate with Avestan 𐬀𐬞 (ap), Old Persian 𐎠𐎱𐎡𐎹𐎠 (a-p-i-y-a /⁠apiyā⁠/, into the water), Tocharian B āp (water), Hittite 𒄩𒉺𒀀 (ḫa-pa-a, towards the river), Persian آب (âb), Latin amnis (river).

Pronunciation

Noun

अप् • (áp) stem, f

  1. water (also personified as a deity)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:जल
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.9.1:
      आपो॒ हि ष्ठा म॑यो॒भुव॒स्ता न॑ ऊ॒र्जे द॑धातन।
      म॒हे रणा॑य॒ चक्ष॑से॥
      ā́po hí ṣṭhā́ mayobhúvastā́ na ūrjé dadhātana.
      mahé ráṇāya cákṣase.
      Ye, Waters, are beneficent: so help ye us to energy
      That we may look on great delight.
  2. (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 अपा (apā) अद्भिः (adbhiḥ)
Dative अद्भ्यः (adbhyaḥ)
Ablative अपः (apaḥ) 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)
  • अप्सरस् (apsaras)
  • अब्ज (abja)
  • आप्त्य (āptya)

Descendants

  • Dardic:
    • Dameli: [script needed] (âu)
    • Gawar-Bati: [script needed] (aw)
  • Pali: āpa
  • Old Marathi: आप (āpa) (learned)

Further reading

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