As a deity name
Name 891 of the Gopal Sahasranāma — Sammohana Tantra, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 537 of the Hanuman Sahasranāma — Rasvin Samhita / Brahmanda Purana, as taught by Lord Ram / Sages
Name 616 of the Narasimha Sahasranāma — Brahmanda Purana / Narasimha Purana, as taught by Sages to Assembly of Devotees
As a Hindi name
रूप · noun · masculine
किसी पदार्थ का वह गुण जिसका बोध द्रष्टा । को चक्षुरिंद्रिय द्बारा होता है । पदार्थ के वर्णो और आकृति का योग जिसका ज्ञान आँखों को होता है । शकल । सूरत । आकार · स्वभाव । प्रकृति · सौदर्य । सुंदरता — Śabdasāgara
रूप · adj
रूपवाला । रूपवान । खूबसूरत · समान । तद्रुप । अनुरूप — Śabdasāgara
रूप · rūp · s.m.
Outward appearance or phenomenon, form, figure, shape, appearance, semblance, image, representation, picture; face, countenance, aspect, features; colour; beautiful appearance — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 603
रूप · rūp · s.m.
Silver ( = rūpā); base silver — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 603
रूप · masculine
outward appearance, form, figure, shape, appearance, semblance, image, representation, picture; face, countenance, aspect, features; colour; beautiful appearance
a Hindi word, derived from the Sanskrit रूप — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“From Sanskrit रूप (rūpa).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
rūpa n. (perhaps connected with varpa, varpas; ifc. f.(ā), rarely (ī)) any outward appearance or phenomenon or colour (often pl.), form, shape, figure, RV. &c. &c. (rūpeṇa ifc. in the form of ; rūpam-√ kṛ or √ bhū, to assume a form; often ifc. = ‘having the form or appearance or colour of’, ‘formed or composed of’, ‘consisting of’, ‘like to’; sometimes used after an adj. or p.p. to emphasize its meaning or almost redundantly, cf. ghora-r˚; or connected with a verb, e.g. pacati-rūpam, he cooks very well, cf. Pāṇ. viii, 1, 57)
dreamy or phantom shapes (pl.), VS.; ŚBr.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
any outward appearance or phenomenon or colour (often pl.), form, shape, figure, &c. &c. (rūpeṇa ifc. in the form of; rūpam-√ kṛ or √ bhū, to assume a form; often ifc. = ‘having th…
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M1 · same meaning "rūpa" is the vocative of "rūpā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
rūpa n. (perhaps connected with varpa, varpas; ifc. f.(ā), rarely (ī)) any outward appearance or phenomenon or colour (often pl.), form, shape, figure, RV. &c. &c. (rūpeṇa ifc. in the form of ; rūpam-√ kṛ or √ bhū, to assume a form; often ifc. = ‘having the form or appearance or colour of’, ‘formed or composed of’, ‘consisting of’, ‘like to’; sometimes used after an adj. or p.p. to emphasize its meaning or almost redundantly, cf. ghora-r˚; or connected with a verb, e.g. pacati-rūpam, he cooks very well, cf. Pāṇ. viii, 1, 57)
dreamy or phantom shapes (pl.), VS.; ŚBr.
handsome form, loveliness, grace, beauty, splendour, RV. &c. &c.
nature, character, peculiarity, feature, mark, sign, symptom, VS. &c. &c.
likeness, image, reflection, Mn.; Kathās.
rūpā (ā), f. N. of a river, VP.
Alternative readings
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