ऊपर

Hindi

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Apabhramsa 𑆇𑆥𑇀𑆥𑆫𑆴 (uppari)

Hindi ऊपर (ūpar)

Inherited from Apabhramsa 𑆇𑆥𑇀𑆥𑆫𑆴 (uppari). Cognate with Assamese ওপৰ (üpor).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /uː.pəɾ/, [uː.pɐɾ]

Adverb

ऊपर • (ūpar) (Urdu spelling اوپر)

1. on top of, upon

   Antonym: नीचे (nīce)

2. above
3. preceding (of text)
4. superficially

Derived terms

• के ऊपर (ke ūpar)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ऊपर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “ऊपर”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• “ऊपर”, in Collins Gem Hindi-English Dictionary, Collins, 2011, →ISBN
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “ऊपर”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “uppari”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “ऊपर”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House