pāpa

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀧𑀸𑀧 (Brahmi script)
• पाप (Devanagari script)
• পাপ (Bengali script)
• පාප (Sinhalese script)
• ပါပ or ပႃပ (Burmese script)
• ปาป or ปาปะ (Thai script)
• ᨷᩤᨷ (Tai Tham script)
• ປາປ or ປາປະ (Lao script)
• បាប (Khmer script)
• 𑄛𑄂𑄛 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit पाप (pāpá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pāpás.

Adjective

pāpa

1. evil, sinful

Declension

Declension table of "pāpa" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	pāpo	pāpā
Accusative (second)	pāpaṃ	pāpe
Instrumental (third)	pāpena	pāpehi or pāpebhi
Dative (fourth)	pāpassa or pāpāya or pāpatthaṃ	pāpānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	pāpasmā or pāpamhā or pāpā	pāpehi or pāpebhi
Genitive (sixth)	pāpassa	pāpānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	pāpasmiṃ or pāpamhi or pāpe	pāpesu
Vocative (calling)	pāpa	pāpā

Declension table of "pāpī" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	pāpī	pāpiyo or pāpī
Accusative (second)	pāpiṃ or pāpiyaṃ	pāpiyo or pāpī
Instrumental (third)	pāpiyā	pāpīhi or pāpībhi
Dative (fourth)	pāpiyā	pāpīnaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	pāpiyā	pāpīhi or pāpībhi
Genitive (sixth)	pāpiyā	pāpīnaṃ
Locative (seventh)	pāpiyā or pāpiyaṃ	pāpīsu
Vocative (calling)	pāpi	pāpiyo or pāpī

Declension table of "pāpa" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	pāpaṃ	pāpāni
Accusative (second)	pāpaṃ	pāpāni
Instrumental (third)	pāpena	pāpehi or pāpebhi
Dative (fourth)	pāpassa or pāpāya or pāpatthaṃ	pāpānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	pāpasmā or pāpamhā or pāpā	pāpehi or pāpebhi
Genitive (sixth)	pāpassa	pāpānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	pāpasmiṃ or pāpamhi or pāpe	pāpesu
Vocative (calling)	pāpa	pāpāni

Noun

pāpa n

1. a sin, bad deed

Declension

Declension table of "pāpa" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	pāpaṃ	pāpāni
Accusative (second)	pāpaṃ	pāpāni
Instrumental (third)	pāpena	pāpehi or pāpebhi
Dative (fourth)	pāpassa or pāpāya or pāpatthaṃ	pāpānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	pāpasmā or pāpamhā or pāpā	pāpehi or pāpebhi
Genitive (sixth)	pāpassa	pāpānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	pāpasmiṃ or pāpamhi or pāpe	pāpesu
Vocative (calling)	pāpa	pāpāni

Derived terms

• pāpin (“evil”)

Descendants

• → Khmer: បាប (baap)
• → Lao: ບາບ (bāp)
• → Northern Thai: บาป
• → Thai: บาป (bàap)