सुरूपा surūpā
girl 3 syllables SLP1 surUpA

As a deity name

Name 714 of the Durga Sahasranāma — Kula Arnava Tantra / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati

As a Hindi name

सुरूपा · noun · feminine

सरिवन । शालपर्णी · बमनेठी । भारंगी · सेवती । वनमल्लिका — Śabdasāgara

सुरूपा · adj

स्त्री॰ सुंदर रूपवाली । सुंदरी — Śabdasāgara

Cited formation "सुरूपा" is सु- + रूपा: रूपा means "silver", and the prefix सु- forms good, easily. CHD Basic Grammar App. I §3(18) — cited from the extracted rule table

Cited formation "सुरूपा" is सुरूप + -आ: सुरूप means "(f. -ā), Well-formed, symmetrical, handsome, beautiful, elegant", and the suffix -आ forms abstract, agent, action or instrumental nouns (masc.); also past participles. CHD Basic Grammar App. I §8(3) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago

Cited formation "सुरूपा" is सुरूप + -आ: सुरूप means "(f. -ā), Well-formed, symmetrical, handsome, beautiful, elegant", and the suffix -आ forms 'having' (adjectives). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §9(1) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago

As a Sanskrit word

Meaning

Recorded as a personal name: various plants (Glycine Debilis; Jasminum Sambac &c.)

Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (3)

Why this matches what you typed

M1 · same meaning "surūpā" is the feminine form of "surūpa" — the same word with the feminine ending (nominative).

M3 · meaning shifts "surūpa" is derived from "su" with the rūpap suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.

the base — सु

1. su cl. 1. P. Ā. savati, ˚te, to go, move, Dhātup. xxii, 42 (Vop. sru).

2. su (= √ 1. sū) cl. 1. 2. P. (Dhātup. xxii, 43 and xxiv, 32; savati, sauti, only in 3. sg. pr. sauti and 2. sg. Impv. suhi) to urge, impel, incite, ŚBr.; KātyŚr.; to possess supremacy, Dhātup.

your form — सुरूपा

su—rūpa mf(ā)n. well-formed, handsome, beautiful, RV. &c. &c.

wise, learned, L.

Related forms

Dictionary citations

Monier-Williams (1899) · सुरूपा

su—rūpā (ā), f. N. of various plants (Glycine Debilis; Jasminum Sambac &c.), L.

Monier-Williams (1899) · सुरूपा

of an Apsaras, Hariv.

Monier-Williams (1899) · सुरूपा

of the daughter of a serpent-demon, Kathās.

Monier-Williams (1899) · सुरूपा

of a mythical cow, MBh.

Monier-Williams (1899) · सुरूप (linked stem)

su—rūpa mf(ā)n. well-formed, handsome, beautiful, RV. &c. &c.

Monier-Williams (1899) · सुरूप (linked stem)

wise, learned, L.

Monier-Williams (1899) · सु (linked stem)

1. su cl. 1. P. Ā. savati, ˚te, to go, move, Dhātup. xxii, 42 (Vop. sru).

Monier-Williams (1899) · सु (linked stem)

2. su (= √ 1. sū) cl. 1. 2. P. (Dhātup. xxii, 43 and xxiv, 32; savati, sauti, only in 3. sg. pr. sauti and 2. sg. Impv. suhi) to urge, impel, incite, ŚBr.; KātyŚr.; to possess supremacy, Dhātup.

Alternative readings

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