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ला- (lā-, “not, without”) + पता (patā, “known”).
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /lɑː.pə.t̪ɑː/, [läː.pɐ.t̪äː]
लापता • (lāpatā) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling لاپتہ)
- missing
तीन साल से यह आदमी लापता है।- tīn sāl se yah ādmī lāpatā hai.
- For three years, this man has been missing.