apa

Mobilian: apa


apa

From Latin apis. Cognates include Italian ape and Neapolitan apa.


apa

A title used for male clergy or saints in the Coptic Church.


apa

fo-noun

apa f (genitive singular apu, plural apur)

apu (genitive singular)
apur (plural)
apa (indefinite nominative singular)
apan (definite nominative singular)
apur (indefinite nominative plural)
apurnar (definite nominative plural)
apu (accusative indefinite singular)
apuna (accusative definite singular)
apur (accusative indefinite plural)
apurnar (accusative definite plural)
apu (dative indefinite singular)
apuni (dative definite singular)
apum (dative indefinite plural)
apunum (dative definite plural)
apu (genitive indefinite singular)
apunnar (definite genitive singular)
apa (genitive indefinite plural)
apanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse api (“ape, monkey”), from Proto-Germanic *apô (“monkey, ape”), from Proto-Indo-European *abō- (“ape”). Cognate with Dutch aap (“monkey, ape”), Low German ape (“ape”), German Affe (“monkey, ape”), Swedish apa (“ape”), Icelandic api (“ape”).


apa

inflection of appaa:
indicative present connegative

second-person singular imperative present/present connegative


apa

Inherited from Corsican apa, from Vulgar Latin *apa, reshaping of Classical Latin apis (“bee”).


apa

Probably cognate with Tibetan ཨ་ཕ (a pha).


apa

apák (plural)
apa (nominative singular)
apák (nominative plural)
apát (accusative singular)
apákat (accusative plural)
apának (dative singular)
apáknak (dative plural)
apával (instrumental singular)
apákkal (instrumental plural)
apáért (causal-final singular)
apákért (causal-final plural)
apává (singular translative)
apákká (plural translative)
apáig (singular terminative)
apákig (plural terminative)
apaként (essive-formal singular)
apákként (essive-formal plural)
apában (inessive singular)
apákban (inessive plural)
apán (singular superessive)
apákon (plural superessive)
apánál (adessive singular)
apáknál (adessive plural)
apába (illative singular)
apákba (illative plural)
apára (singular sublative)
apákra (plural sublative)
apához (allative singular)
apákhoz (allative plural)
apából (elative singular)
apákból (elative plural)
apáról (delative singular)
apákról (delative plural)
apától (ablative singular)
apáktól (ablative plural)
apáé (possessed-single possessive predicative singular)
apáké (plural possessed-single possessive predicative)
apáéi (possessed-single possessive predicative singular)
apákéi (plural possessed-single possessive predicative)
apám (first-person possessed-single possessive singular)
apáim (first-person possessed-many possessive singular)
apjaim (first-person possessed-many possessive singular)
apád (possessed-single possessive second-person singular)
apáid (possessed-many possessive second-person singular)
apjaid (possessed-many possessive second-person singular)
apja (possessed-single possessive singular third-person)
apái (possessed-many possessive singular third-person)
apjai (possessed-many possessive singular third-person)
apánk (first-person plural possessed-single possessive)
apáink (first-person plural possessed-many possessive)
apjaink (first-person plural possessed-many possessive)
apátok (plural possessed-single possessive second-person)
apáitok (plural possessed-many possessive second-person)
apjaitok (plural possessed-many possessive second-person)
apjuk (plural possessed-single possessive third-person)
apáik (plural possessed-many possessive third-person)
apjaik (plural possessed-many possessive third-person)
apám (first-person possessed-single possessive singular)
apáim (first-person possessed-many possessive singular)
apád (possessed-single possessive second-person singular)
apáid (possessed-many possessive second-person singular)
apája (possessed-single possessive singular third-person)
apái (possessed-many possessive singular third-person)
apánk (first-person plural possessed-single possessive)
apáink (first-person plural possessed-many possessive)
apátok (plural possessed-single possessive second-person)
apáitok (plural possessed-many possessive second-person)
apájuk (plural possessed-single possessive third-person)
apáik (plural possessed-many possessive third-person)

Most likely from Turkic, compare Old Turkic 𐰯𐰀 (pa /apa/, “father”).


apa

(transitive, governs the accusative) used in set phrases

head

apa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative apaði, supine apað)

apaði (indicative past singular third-person)
apað (supine)


apa

From Malay apa, from Proto-Malayic *apa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *apa.


apa

Apa kamu mengerti?


apa

Apa, itu jawapan yang betul?

What:
An expression of surprise or disbelief.

Apa? Aku ada hal lain lah.

What? I have other business to attend to.

What do you want? An abrupt, usually unfriendly enquiry as to what a person desires.

— Saya nak yang eerrrrrr mmmm ...
— Apa?
— I want the eerrrrrr mmmm ...
— What?

What did you say? I beg your pardon? This usage is often considered impolite, with the more polite "Maaf?" or "Sori?" preferred.

Dia, apa, doktor, kan?

Indicating a guess or approximation, or a pause to try to recall information.

From Proto-Malayic *apa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *apa (compare Maori aha).


apa

Apa warna kegemaran kamu?

(interrogative) Used as an interrogative pronoun.

Aku tak dengar apa dia cakap.

What:
(relative) Used as a relative pronoun.

Apa kereta itu mahal?

Is that car expensive? (lit, "Is it the case that that car is expensive?"

(interrogative) Used to inquire about a fact; "is it the case that…", "is it that….

apa (Jawi spelling اڤ, formal interrogative form apakah)

اڤ (Jawi)
form apakah (formal interrogative)


apa

Ya apa tidak?

Indonesian: apa

→ Min Nan: 啊吧 (a-pā)


apa

From Latin apis, apem. Compare Italian ape, Corsican abba.


apa

apar (present)
aper (present)
apa (past)
apte (past)
apa (participle past)
apt (participle past)
apast (infinitive passive)
apande (participle present)
apa (imperative)
ap (imperative)


apa

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


apa

Sē apa fēoll of þām trēowe.

Þā ǣrestan menn nǣron þā sīðmestan apan.

Menn sind þā āne apan þe twifēte sind and uprihte gāþ.

Humans are the only primates that are bipedal and walk upright.

apa (nominative singular)
apan (nominative plural)
apan (accusative singular)
apan (accusative plural)
apan (genitive singular)
apena (genitive plural)
apan (dative singular)
apum (dative plural)

desctree

Middle English: ape, eape, aape
English: ape
Scots: ape, aip

From Proto-West Germanic *apō, from Proto-Germanic *apô. Cognate with Old Frisian *apa, Old Saxon apo, Old Dutch *apo, Old High German affo, Old Norse api.


apa

> Javanese: ꦲꦥ (apa) (inherited)

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *apa.


apa

Albanian: pa

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“away, off”). Cognate to Messapic 𐌀𐌐𐌀 (apa, “from, out of, by”), Ancient Greek ἀπό (apó, “away, off”), Sanskrit अप (apá).


apa

Albanian:

Gheg Albanian: ap

Tosk Albanian: jap

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂opéyeti, from *h₂ep- (“to take”). Cognate to Hittite 𒂊𒅁 (epp-, “to take, seize, grab”), Latin apīscor (“I grasp”), Ancient Greek ἅπτω (háptō, “fasten, bind”), Old Armenian ունիմ (unim, “possess”), Sanskrit आप्त (āpta, “to reach, gain, take possession of”), आप्नोति (āpnoti, “to obtain, to grasp”).


apa

Proto-Halmahera-Cenderawasih:

Buli (Indonesia): ahai

Kowiai: lafa

desctree

Proto-Oceanic: *apa
Proto-Polynesian:
Proto-Nuclear Polynesian: *afa
Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
Hawaiian: aha
Maori: aha
Rapa Nui: aha
Tahitian: aha

From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *apa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *apa.


apa

Brunei Malay: apa

Malay: apa

Indonesian: apa

Minangkabau: apo


apa

Celebic:

Kaili–Pamona:

Pamona: apa

Wotu–Wolio:

Wolio: apa

Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian: *apa

Central Malayo-Polynesian:

Aru:

Dobel: ya

Central Maluku:

Watubela: afa

Flores–Lembata:

Sika: apa

Sumba–Flores:

Bima–Sumba:

Komodo: apa

Ende–Manggarai:

Manggarai: apa

Ngadha: apa

Rembong: apa

Sumba–Hawu:

Laboya: afa

Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian: *apa
Proto-Halmahera-Cenderawasih:
Buli (Indonesia): ahai
Kowiai: lafa
Proto-Oceanic: *apa
Proto-Polynesian:
Proto-Nuclear Polynesian: *afa
Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
Hawaiian: aha
Maori: aha
Rapa Nui: aha
Tahitian: aha

Chamorro: hafa

Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan:

Bali–Sasak–Sumbawa:

Balinese: ᬳᬧ (apa)

Sasak: apa

Proto-Malayo-Chamic:

Proto-Chamic:

Acehnese: peuë

Proto-Malayic: *apa
Brunei Malay: apa
Malay: apa
Indonesian: apa
Minangkabau: apo

Land Dayak:

Bidayuh–Rejang:

Bukar-Sadung Bidayuh: apa

Proto-North Sarawak:

Dayic:

Kelabit: apeh

Northwest Sumatra–Barrier Islands:

Batak:

Karo Batak: ᯀᯇ (apa)

Mentawai: apa

Old Javanese: apa

Javanese: ꦲꦥ (apa)

Proto-Philippine: *apa

Minahasan:

Tontemboan: apa

Sangiric:

Sangir: apa

Talaud: apa

Proto-South Sulawesi: *apa

Makasar: 𑻱𑻣 (apa)

Mandar: apa

Tae': apa


apa

Proto-Polynesian:

Proto-Nuclear Polynesian: *afa
Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
Hawaiian: aha
Maori: aha
Rapa Nui: aha
Tahitian: aha

From Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *apa, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *apa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *apa.


apa

apa (nominative singular)
apalar (nominative plural)
apanïŋ (genitive singular)
apalarnïŋ (genitive plural)
apaka (dative singular)
apalarka (dative plural)
apada (locative singular)
apalarda (locative plural)
apadan (ablative singular)
apalardan (ablative plural)
apalarïn (instrumental plural)
apača (equative singular)
apalarča (equative plural)

Oghuz:

Proto-Oghuz: *appa

desc

Old Anatolian Turkish: [script needed] (abla)

Azerbaijani: aba

desctree

Ottoman Turkish: ابلا (abla)
Turkish: abla, aba
→ Greek: αμπλά (amplá)
→ Gulf Arabic: ابلة (abḷa)
→ Hijazi Arabic: أبلة (ʔabla)

Karluk:

Karakhanid: اپا (apa)

desc

Khorezmian Turkic: [script needed] (apa)

Chagatai: اپا (apa)

Uzbek: opa

Uyghur: ئاپا (apa)

Kipchak:

Kipchak: اپا (apa)

North Kipchak:

Bashkir: апай (apay)

Tatar: апа (apa)

→ Chuvash: аппа (appa)

→ Udmurt: апа (apa), апай (apaj)

West Kipchak:

Karachay-Balkar: аба (aba)

Karaim: апай

Kumyk: абай (abay)

South Kipchak:

Caspian:

Kazakh: апа (apa)

Karakalpak: apa

Nogai: аба (aba)

Kyrgyz-Kipchak:

Kyrgyz: апа (apa)

Southern Altai: аба (aba)

Siberian:

Yenisei Kyrgyz: [script needed] (apa)

South Siberian:

Sayan Turkic:

Tofa: аба

Tuvan: ава (ava)

Yenisei Turkic:

Shor: абиче

Compared to Proto-Mongolic *ebey (“mother”).


apa

definite nominative/accusative singular of apă (“water”)


apa

-apa (canonical)
kuapa (infinitive)
kuapa (infinitive)
kutoapa (infinitive negative)
apa (imperative singular)
apeni (imperative plural)
huapa (habitual)
positive subject concord + -liapa (past)
negative subject concord + -kuapa (negative past)
ninaapa (first-person present singular)
naapa (first-person present singular)
tunaapa (first-person plural present)
unaapa (present second-person singular)
mnaapa (plural present second-person)
anaapa (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanaapa (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -naapa (present third-person)
siapi (first-person negative present singular)
hatuapi (first-person negative plural present)
huapi (negative present second-person singular)
hamwapi (negative plural present second-person)
haapi (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawaapi (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -api (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -taapa (future)
negative subject concord + -taapa (future negative)
niape (first-person singular subjunctive)
tuape (first-person plural subjunctive)
uape (second-person singular subjunctive)
mwape (plural second-person subjunctive)
aape (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
waape (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -ape (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -siape (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngeapa (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singeapa (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngaliapa (irrealis past)
positive subject concord + -singaliapa (irrealis negative past)
naapa (first-person gnomic singular)
twaapa (first-person gnomic plural)
waapa (gnomic second-person singular)
mwaapa (gnomic plural second-person)
aapa (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
waapa (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
waapa (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yaapa (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
laapa (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yaapa (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chaapa (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyaapa (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yaapa (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zaapa (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
waapa (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwaapa (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
paapa (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwaapa (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -meapa (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshaapa (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jaapa (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kiapa (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipoapa (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kaape (consecutive subjunctive)
-niapa (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tuapa (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kuapa (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-waapa (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kuapeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-waapeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mwapa (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-waapa (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uapa (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-iapa (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-liapa (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yaapa (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kiapa (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-viapa (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-iapa (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ziapa (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uapa (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kuapa (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-paapa (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-muapa (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jiapa (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-apaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-apao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-apao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-apayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-apalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-apayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-apacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-apavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-apayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-apazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-apao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-apako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-apapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-apamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yeapa (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-oapa (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-oapa (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yoapa (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-loapa (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yoapa (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-choapa (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyoapa (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yoapa (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zoapa (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-oapa (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-koapa (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-poapa (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-moapa (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


apa

De visade en dokumentär om apor på teve.

They showed a documentary about primates on TV.

Vad gör den där jävla apan här?

(slang, derogatory) A dumb or annoying person; idiot.

Det luktar apa här inne.

(nautical, historical) A sail on the main mast or mizzen mast of a sailing ship.

apor (plural)
apa (indefinite nominative singular)
apas (genitive indefinite singular)
apan (definite nominative singular)
apans (definite genitive singular)
apor (indefinite nominative plural)
apors (genitive indefinite plural)
aporna (definite nominative plural)
apornas (definite genitive plural)

From Old Swedish apa, from Old Norse api, from Proto-Germanic *apô (“monkey, ape”), from Proto-Indo-European *abō- (“ape”).


apa

De apade bara efter det jag hade skrivit.

To (attempt to) imitate without a sense of originality, usually with the particle efter; to ape, to monkey.

Hon apade sig inför hela klassen.

She monkeyed around in front of the whole class.

(reflexive) To behave in a whimsical or foolish manner; to clown around.

head

apa (present apar, preterite apade, supine apat, imperative apa)

apar (present)
apade (preterite)
apat (supine)
apa (imperative)
apa (active infinitive)
apat (active supine)
apa (active imperative)
apen (active archaic imperative plural)
apar (active indicative present)
apade (active indicative past)
apa (active archaic indicative plural present)
apade (active archaic indicative past plural)
ape (active dated present subjunctive)
apade (active dated past subjunctive)
apande (participle present)


apa

According to Panganiban (1973) and English (1987), this is of Japanese [Term?] origin. Attested as early as 1910s.


apa

(international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-5 language code for Southern Athabaskan languages.


apa

apa (definite accusative apayı, plural apalar)

apayı (accusative definite)
apalar (plural)
apa (nominative singular)
apalar (nominative plural)
apayı (accusative definite singular)
apaları (accusative definite plural)
apaya (dative singular)
apalara (dative plural)
apada (locative singular)
apalarda (locative plural)
apadan (ablative singular)
apalardan (ablative plural)
apanın (genitive singular)
apaların (genitive plural)
apam (first-person nominative singular)
apalarım (first-person nominative singular)
apan (nominative second-person singular)
apaların (nominative second-person singular)
apası (nominative singular third-person)
apaları (nominative singular third-person)
apamız (first-person nominative plural)
apalarımız (first-person nominative plural)
apanız (nominative plural second-person)
apalarınız (nominative plural second-person)
apaları (nominative plural third-person)
apamı (accusative definite first-person singular)
apalarımı (accusative definite first-person singular)
apanı (accusative definite second-person singular)
apalarını (accusative definite second-person singular)
apasını (accusative definite singular third-person)
apalarını (accusative definite singular third-person)
apamızı (accusative definite first-person plural)
apalarımızı (accusative definite first-person plural)
apanızı (accusative definite plural second-person)
apalarınızı (accusative definite plural second-person)
apalarını (accusative definite plural third-person)
apama (dative first-person singular)
apalarıma (dative first-person singular)
apana (dative second-person singular)
apalarına (dative second-person singular)
apasına (dative singular third-person)
apalarına (dative singular third-person)
apamıza (dative first-person plural)
apalarımıza (dative first-person plural)
apanıza (dative plural second-person)
apalarınıza (dative plural second-person)
apalarına (dative plural third-person)
apamda (first-person locative singular)
apalarımda (first-person locative singular)
apanda (locative second-person singular)
apalarında (locative second-person singular)
apasında (locative singular third-person)
apalarında (locative singular third-person)
apamızda (first-person locative plural)
apalarımızda (first-person locative plural)
apanızda (locative plural second-person)
apalarınızda (locative plural second-person)
apalarında (locative plural third-person)
apamdan (ablative first-person singular)
apalarımdan (ablative first-person singular)
apandan (ablative second-person singular)
apalarından (ablative second-person singular)
apasından (ablative singular third-person)
apalarından (ablative singular third-person)
apamızdan (ablative first-person plural)
apalarımızdan (ablative first-person plural)
apanızdan (ablative plural second-person)
apalarınızdan (ablative plural second-person)
apalarından (ablative plural third-person)
apamın (first-person genitive singular)
apalarımın (first-person genitive singular)
apanın (genitive second-person singular)
apalarının (genitive second-person singular)
apasının (genitive singular third-person)
apalarının (genitive singular third-person)
apamızın (first-person genitive plural)
apalarımızın (first-person genitive plural)
apanızın (genitive plural second-person)
apalarınızın (genitive plural second-person)
apalarının (genitive plural third-person)
apayım (first-person singular)
apalarım (first-person singular)
apasın (second-person singular)
apalarsın (second-person singular)
apa (singular third-person)
apadır (singular third-person)
apalar (singular third-person)
apalardır (singular third-person)
apayız (first-person plural)
apalarız (first-person plural)
apasınız (plural second-person)
apalarsınız (plural second-person)
apalar (plural third-person)
apalardır (plural third-person)

From Proto-Turkic *apa (“mother, elder sister, aunt”). Compare ebe (“aunt, midwife”).


apa

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Austronesian *Səpat.


apa

Aar's a dole o' sneow apa greound to-die.

1867, “BIT OF DIALOGUE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 111:

There is a deal of snow upon the ground to-day.


apa

wastefulness, prodigality, a wasteful person, prodigal


apa

wọ́n gbé apá gangan sí wa

wọ́n kó apá kan

ó dúró sí apá ọ̀dọ̀ọ̀ mi

Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *á-ká. Cognate with Igbo aka (“arm/hand”), Nupe ekpá (“shoulder”), Olukumi áká (“shoulder, wing”), Igala íká (“wing”), possibly a Doublet of èjìká. The root is reconstructed to Proto-Niger-Congo *-ka (“hand”), where it is believed to have held the meaning "five." See Defaka ápá as well.


apa

wọ́n dòòyì ká apá, apá kò ká apá

They encircled and surrounded the African mahogany tree, but their hands never got the tree under their control (proverb on invincibility)


apa

àpá kì í jọ̀lọ̀ títí kó dàbí ara gidi

A scar does not fully heal up to become the natural skin (proverb on the permanent effect of any damage)