रूप्य

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Derived from रूप (rūpá, outward form) +‎ -य (-ya), i.e. "well-formed" > "well-formed metal" > "(wrought) silver". Despite superficial similarities, unrelated to Russian рубль (rublʹ, ruble).[1][2]

Pronunciation

Adjective

रूप्य॑ • (rū́pya) stem

  1. well-shaped, beautiful (Pāṇ.)
  2. stamped, impressed
  3. to be denoted (or capable of being denoted) figuratively or metaphorically (Sāh.)

Declension

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Noun

रूप्य॑ • (rū́pya) stemn

  1. silver (Mn., MBh.)
    Synonym: रजत (rajatá)
  2. wrought silver or gold, stamped coin, rupee

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of रूप्य॑
singular dual plural
nominative रूप्य॑म् (rū́pyam) रूप्ये॑ (rū́pye) रूप्या॑णि (rū́pyāṇi)
रूप्या॑¹ (rū́pyā¹)
accusative रूप्य॑म् (rū́pyam) रूप्ये॑ (rū́pye) रूप्या॑णि (rū́pyāṇi)
रूप्या॑¹ (rū́pyā¹)
instrumental रूप्ये॑ण (rū́pyeṇa) रूप्या॑भ्याम् (rū́pyābhyām) रूप्यैः॑ (rū́pyaiḥ)
रूप्ये॑भिः¹ (rū́pyebhiḥ¹)
dative रूप्या॑य (rū́pyāya) रूप्या॑भ्याम् (rū́pyābhyām) रूप्ये॑भ्यः (rū́pyebhyaḥ)
ablative रूप्या॑त् (rū́pyāt) रूप्या॑भ्याम् (rū́pyābhyām) रूप्ये॑भ्यः (rū́pyebhyaḥ)
genitive रूप्य॑स्य (rū́pyasya) रूप्य॑योः (rū́pyayoḥ) रूप्या॑णाम् (rū́pyāṇām)
locative रूप्ये॑ (rū́pye) रूप्य॑योः (rū́pyayoḥ) रूप्ये॑षु (rū́pyeṣu)
vocative रूप्य॑ (rū́pya) रूप्ये॑ (rū́pye) रूप्या॑णि (rū́pyāṇi)
रूप्या॑¹ (rū́pyā¹)
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996), “rūpá- (> line 3 > rūpya-)”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 455
  2. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1976), “rūpám (> line 3 > rū́pya-)”, in Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary]‎[2] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 70

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