अपना

See also: अपने, अपनी, अपुन, and अपान

Bagheli

Pronoun

अपना (āpnā)

1. you (formal)

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Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀡𑀕 (appaṇaga), 𑀅𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀡𑀕 (attaṇaga), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *ātmanaka, from आत्मन् (ātmán, “self”) +‎ -क (-ka). Cognate Punjabi ਆਪਣਾ (āpaṇā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /əp.nɑː/, [əp.n̪äː]

Pronoun

अपना • (apnā) (Urdu spelling اپنا‎)

1. own (belonging to one)

   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, “ātmán(51)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, 1969–1985.