ऊपर

Hindi

Etymology

    Inherited from Apabhramsa उप्परि (uppari), from Sanskrit उ॒परि॑ (upári), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *upári, from Proto-Indo-European *upéri, from *úp + *-er. Cognate with Assamese ওপৰ (üpor).

    Pronunciation

    Adverb

    ऊपर • (ūpar) (Urdu spelling اوپر)

    1. on top of, upon
      Antonym: नीचे (nīce)
    2. above
    3. preceding (of text)
    4. superficially

    Derived terms

    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