واپس

Persian

Etymology

From وا (vâ-) +‎ پس (pas).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /waː.ˈpas/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [wɑː.pʰás]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [wɑː.pʰás]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [wɑː.pʰás]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [wɔː.pʰás]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [vɒː.pʰǽs]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [vɔ.pʰás]

Readings
Classical reading?	wāpas
Dari reading?	wāpas
Iranian reading?	vâpas
Tajik reading?	vopas

Adverb

واپس • (vâpas)

1. back (to an original place), again

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “واپس”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim

Sindhi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian وَاپَس (wāpas).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʋaː.pəs], [waː.pəs]

Adjective

واپَسَ • (vāpasa) (Devanagari वापस)

1. back

Further reading

• Parmanand, Mewaram (1910), “واپس”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary, Hyderabad, Sindh: The Sind Juvenile Co-operative Society, page 276
• Sindhi Language Authority (2025), “واپس”, in Online Sindhi Dictionaries‎^[1]

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian واپس (wāpas). Compare Punjabi ਵਾਪਸ (vāpas).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ʋɑː.pəs/, /ʋɑː.pɪs/
• Rhymes: -əs
• Hyphenation: وا‧پَس

Adjective

واپَس • (vāpas) (Hindi spelling वापस)

1. back
2. return, returned, restored