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अपना

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Bagheli

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Pronoun

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अपना (āpnā)

  1. you (formal)

Hindi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Hindi अपना (apanā), आपन (āpana), आपना (āpanā), from Prakrit अप्पणय (appaṇaya, own), from Sanskrit *आत्मनक (ātmanaka). The Prakrit form is based on अप्पण (appaṇa, self) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-) and replaces Sanskrit आत्मक (ātmaka, belong to), for which compare Hindi -आत्मक (-ātmak). Cognate with Gujarati આપણું (āpaṇũ), Punjabi ਆਪਣਾ (āpaṇā), Nepali आफ्नो (āphno), and Bengali আপন (apon). Related to आप (āp, you, self).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /əp.nɑː/, [ɐp.näː]

Pronoun

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अपना (apnā) (Urdu spelling اپنا)

  1. reflexive pronoun: oneself
    दुसरों को देखने से पहले अपना ख़्याल रखो
    dusrõ ko dekhne se pahle apnā xyāl rakho.
    Before checking on the others make sure that you yourself are fine.

Declension

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Declension of अपना (ā-stem)
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct अपना
apnā
अपने
apne
अपनी
apnī
अपनी
apnī
oblique अपने
apne
अपने
apne
अपनी
apnī
अपनी
apnī
vocative अपने
apne
अपने
apne
अपनी
apnī
अपनी
apnī

References

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  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ātmán”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press