रूप (roop)

noun Basic meaning is 'form/shape/appearance', extending to 'beauty' as a noun.
Sense 1 : form, shape, appearance
noun, masculine
Synonyms: आकार (aakaar), स्वरूप (svaroop)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: You will hear रूप (roop) used philosophically too, like when someone says भगवान के कई रूप हैं (bhagvaan ke kaii roop hain, 'God has many forms') -- in Hindu thought, one divine reality is understood to take many रूप (roop), which is why gods are often described through their forms rather than a single fixed image.
Common Mistakes: 1) रूप (roop) refers to outward form or manifestation, not physical build or size -- for that, learners should reach for आकार (aakaar) or शरीर (shariir) instead.
Sample Sentences:
इस मूर्ति का रूप बहुत सुंदर है। The form of this idol is very beautiful.
(is moorti kaa roop bahut sundar hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
भगवान के कई रूप हैं। God has many forms.
(bhagvaan ke kaii roop hain।)
Register: Devotional -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
बादल हवा में तरह-तरह के रूप बनाते रहते हैं। Clouds keep forming all sorts of shapes in the sky.
(baadal havaa men tarah-tarah ke roop banaate rahte hain।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
बर्फ पिघलकर पानी का रूप ले लेती है। Ice melts and takes the form of water.
(barph pighalkar paanii kaa roop le letii hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
कहानी का यह रूप पहले वाले से बिल्कुल अलग है। This form of the story is completely different from the earlier one.
(kahaanii kaa yah roop pahle vaale se bilkul alag hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
समय के साथ शहर का रूप पूरी तरह बदल गया है। Over time, the city's shape has completely changed.
(samay ke saath shahar kaa roop poorii tarah badal gayaa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
कल्पना करो कि यह पौधा भविष्य में किस रूप में दिखेगा। Imagine what shape this plant will look like in the future.
(kalpnaa karo ki yah paudhaa bhavishy men kis roop men dikhegaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
काश इस मंदिर का मूल रूप आज भी बचा होता। If only the original form of this temple had survived to this day.
(kaash is mandir kaa mool roop aaj bhii bachaa hotaa।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Perfective -- Voice: Active
पुराने ग्रंथों में यह कथा किसी और रूप में मिलती है। In the old texts, this tale is found in some other form.
(puraane granthon men yah kathaa kisii aur roop men miltii hai।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
यह इमारत नए रूप में तैयार की गई है। This building has been prepared in a new form.
(yah imaarat nae roop men taiyaar kii gaii hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
क्या तुम बता सकते हो कि इस मशीन का असली रूप कैसा था? Can you tell me what the actual shape of this machine was?
(kyaa tum bataa sakte ho ki is mashiin kaa aslii roop kaisaa thaa?)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
Sense 2 : beauty, good looks
noun, masculine
Synonyms: सुंदरता (sundartaa), हुस्न (husn, poetic/Urdu-flavored)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: This sense shows up constantly in the phrase रूप-रंग (roop-rang, 'looks and complexion'), a very common way Delhi families casually size up someone's appearance -- for a prospective match, a newborn, or just gossiping about a film star.
Sample Sentences:
उस लड़की का रूप-रंग बहुत अच्छा है। That girl's looks and complexion are very good.
(us ladkii kaa roop-rang bahut achchhaa hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
बचपन में उसका रूप देखते ही बनता था। In her childhood, her beauty was a sight to behold.
(bachpan men uskaa roop dekhte hii bantaa thaa।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
उम्र के साथ उसका रूप और निखर गया है। With age, her beauty has become even more radiant.
(umr ke saath uskaa roop aur nikhar gayaa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
लड़की वाले पहले लड़के का रूप-रंग ही पूछते हैं। The bride's family first asks about the boy's looks and complexion.
(ladkii vaale pahle ladke kaa roop-rang hii poochhte hain।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
काश मुझमें भी वैसा रूप होता। I wish I had that kind of beauty too.
(kaash mujhmen bhii vaisaa roop hotaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
अगर उसका रूप इतना न होता, तो शायद यह मौका न मिलता। If her beauty had not been so great, perhaps she would not have gotten this chance.
(agar uskaa roop itnaa n hotaa, to shaayad yah maukaa n miltaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
सिर्फ रूप-रंग देखकर शादी तय मत करो। Don't decide on marriage just by looking at appearance and complexion.
(sirph roop-rang dekhkar shaadii tay mat karo।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
देवी के रूप का वर्णन शास्त्रों में मिलता है। A description of the goddess's beauty is found in the scriptures.
(devii ke roop kaa varnan shaastron men miltaa hai।)
Register: Devotional -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
फिल्मी पत्रिकाएँ हमेशा अभिनेत्रियों के रूप-रंग पर ही बात करती हैं। Film magazines always talk about actresses' looks and complexion.
(philmii patrikaaen hameshaa abhinetriyon ke roop-rang par hii baat kartii hain।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
क्या रूप केवल त्वचा और आँखों तक ही सीमित होना चाहिए? Should beauty really be limited to just skin and eyes?
(kyaa roop keval tvachaa aur aankhon tak hii siimit honaa chaahie?)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct): रूप (roop)
(sg.m.oblique): रूप (roop)
(pl.m.direct): रूप (roop)
(pl.m.oblique): रूपों (roopon)