You in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “you” in Hindi is आप, pronounced aap — it is a pronoun. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.
The people spoken, or written to, as an object.
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁eh₁t-
Proto-Indo-European *-mō
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éh₁tmō
Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáHtmā
Sanskrit आत्मन् (ātman)
Prakrit 𑀅𑀧𑁆𑀧 (appa)
Hindi आप
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀅𑀧𑁆𑀧 (appa), from Sanskrit आत्मन् (ātman), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáHtmā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éh₁tmō, from *h₁eh₁t- + *-mō.
Cognate with Gujarati આપું (āpũ), Nepali आंत (ānta), Marathi आपण (āpaṇ), Bengali আপনি (apni), Sinhalese අපි (api). Compare Kamkata-viri amú (“self”), Dhivehi އަހަރެން (aharen̊). Distantly cognate with Old English ǣþm, Dutch adem (“breath”), and German Atem (“breath”). Doublet of आत्मा (ātmā) (borrowed).
Quick facts about “you”
Everything we know about this word at a glance.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁eh₁t-
Proto-Indo-European *-mō
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éh₁tmō
Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáHtmā
Sanskrit आत्मन् (ātman)
Prakrit 𑀅𑀧𑁆𑀧 (appa)
Hindi आप
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀅𑀧𑁆𑀧 (appa), from Sanskrit आत्मन् (ātman), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáHtmā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éh₁tmō, from *h₁eh₁t- + *-mō.
Cognate with Gujarati આપું (āpũ), Nepali आंत (ānta), Marathi आपण (āpaṇ), Bengali আপনি (apni), Sinhalese අපි (api). Compare Kamkata-viri amú (“self”), Dhivehi އަހަރެން (aharen̊). Distantly cognate with Old English ǣþm, Dutch adem (“breath”), and German Atem (“breath”). Doublet of आत्मा (ātmā) (borrowed).