ऊपर

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Apabhramsa उप्परि (uppari), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀉𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀭𑀺 (uppari), from Sanskrit उपरि (upári) in analogy with उत्तर (uttara), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *upári, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *upári, from Proto-Indo-European *upéri. Cognate with Assamese ওপৰ (üpor).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /uː.pəɾ/

Adverb

ऊपर • (ūpar) (Urdu spelling اوپر‎)

1. on top of, upon

   Antonym: नीचे (nīce)

2. above
3. preceding (of text)
4. superficially

Derived terms

• के ऊपर (ke ūpar)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “ऊपर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884), “ऊपर”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• “ऊपर”, in Collins Gem Hindi-English Dictionary, Collins, 2011, →ISBN
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “ऊपर”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “ūpara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “ऊपर”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House