ઊપર

Gujarati

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *úp

Proto-Indo-European *-er

Proto-Indo-European *upéri

Proto-Indo-Iranian *upári

Sanskrit उ॒परि॑ (upári)

Apabhramsa उप्परि (uppari)

Middle Gujarati ऊपरि

Gujarati ઊપર

Inherited from Middle Gujarati ऊपरि, from Apabhramsa उप्परि (uppari), from Sanskrit उ॒परि॑ (upári), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *upári, from Proto-Indo-European *upéri, from *úp + *-er.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈu.pəɾ/

Adverb

ઊપર • (ūpar) [with ની (nī) (feminine genitive) or ના (nā ) (plural male/neuter genitive)]

1. above, upwards

   ઘાટની ઊપર એક ચોતરો છે. તેના ઊપર માણેકકાકા આરામ કરતા હતા. ― ghāṭnī ūpar ek cɔtaro che. tenā ūpar māṇekkākā ārām kartā hatā. ― Above the riverbank is a raised platform. Manek uncle used to rest on top of it.

2. upstairs

   ઊપર પણ રસોડું છે. ― ūpar paṇ rasoḍũ che. ― There is a kitchen upstairs.

3. higher, over

Antonyms

• નીચે (nīce)

Vaghri

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit उपरि (upari).

Postposition

ઊપર (ūpar)

1. up, upon