वापस

Hindi

Alternative forms

• वापिस (vāpis)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian واپس (wāpas). Compare Punjabi ਵਾਪਸ (vāpas).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʋɑː.pəs/, [ʋäː.pɐs]
• Rhymes: -əs
• Hyphenation: वा‧पस

Adjective

वापस • (vāpas) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling واپس)

1. back

   वापस आना ― vāpas ānā ― to come back

   वापस देना ― vāpas denā ― to return

2. returned, restored

   पैसे वापस देना ― paise vāpas denā ― to return money

Derived terms

• वापसी (vāpsī)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “वापस”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press