অপা

Old Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀅𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀸 (appā), from Sanskrit आत्मा (ātmā, “breath, soul, life, self”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *HáHtmā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáHtmā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éh₁t-mō ~ *h₁h₁t-m̥nés (“breath, spirit”), from *h₁eh₁t- (“to breathe”) +‎ *-mō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɒpäː/

Noun

অপা (apā)

1. soul, spirit
   • a. 12th c. CE, Caryā 31:

     জহি মণ ইন্দিঅ পবণ হোই ণঠা।
     ণ জানমি অপা কহিঁ গই পইঠা॥

     jahi maṇa india pabaṇa hoi ṇaṭhā
     ṇa jānami apā kahĩ gai paiṭhā.

     Where the mind, the senses, the vital- breath become destroyed.
     Where does the spirit reside, I wonder.

2. mind, consciousness
3. self
   • a. 12th c. CE, Caryā 32:

     হাথেরে কাঙ্কণ মা লেউ দাপণ।
     অপণে অপা বুঝ তু নিঅমণ॥

     hāthērē kāṅkaṇa mā lēu dāpaṇa
     apaṇē apā bujha tu niamaṇa.

     Do not look at the mirror to see you bangles.
     Look at yourself with inner sight.