अपना

See also: अपने, अपनी, अपुन, अपान, and आपने

Bagheli

Pronoun

अपना (āpnā)

1. you (formal)

Hindi

Etymology

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

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

Pronoun

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

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

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