Source: https://jugti.com/kosh/words/maape/ ਮ [Kosh](https://jugti.com/kosh/)/[Words](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/)/Noun Word # ਮਾਪੇ maape Say it**MAA-pay**Type**Noun**Shahmukhiماپے In short ਮਾਪੇ (maape) means parents, your mother and father together. One of the most-used words in Punjabi family life, spoken with deep respect for the ones who raised you. ## How it's used 1. 1ਮਾਪੇ ਹਮੇਸ਼ਾ ਆਪਣੇ ਬੱਚਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਭਲਾਈ ਚਾਹੁੰਦੇ ਹਨ।Parents always wish well for their children. 2. 2ਮੈਂ ਆਪਣੇ ਮਾਪਿਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਬਹੁਤ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ।I love my parents very much. 3. 3ਮਾਪਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਸੇਵਾ ਕਰਨੀ ਹਰ ਬੱਚੇ ਦਾ ਫਰਜ਼ ਹੈ।Serving one’s parents is every child’s duty. _ਮਾਪਿਆਂ, oblique plural of ਮਾਪੇ_ Show 2 more examples 1. 4ਉਸ ਦੇ ਮਾਪੇ ਪਿੰਡ ਵਿੱਚ ਰਹਿੰਦੇ ਹਨ।His parents live in the village. 2. 5ਮਾਪਿਆਂ ਦਾ ਆਸ਼ੀਰਵਾਦ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਡੀ ਦੌਲਤ ਹੈ।Parents’ blessings are the greatest wealth. ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਰਥ ਮਾਪੇ ਮਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਪਿਉ ਦੋਹਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਇਕੱਠਿਆਂ ਕਿਹਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ਇਹ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਪਰਿਵਾਰਕ ਜੀਵਨ ਦੇ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਮਹੱਤਵਪੂਰਨ ਸ਼ਬਦਾਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਇੱਕ ਹੈ, ਜੋ ਹਮੇਸ਼ਾ ਸਤਿਕਾਰ ਨਾਲ ਬੋਲਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ਮਾਪੇ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ ਦੀ ਜੜ੍ਹ ਹੁੰਦੇ ਹਨ, ਉਹਨਾਂ ਦੀ ਆਗਿਆ ਮੰਨਣੀ, ਬੁਢਾਪੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਉਹਨਾਂ ਦੀ ਸੇਵਾ ਕਰਨੀ ਅਤੇ ਉਹਨਾਂ ਦਾ ਸ਼ੁਕਰਾਨਾ ਕਰਨਾ ਹਰ ਬੱਚੇ ਦਾ ਫਰਜ਼ ਮੰਨਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ਮਾਪੇ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਬਹੁਵਚਨ ਹੈ; ਇੱਕ ਮਾਪੇ ਲਈ ਮਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਪਿਉ/ਬਾਪ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ਸੰਬੰਧ ਕਾਰਕ ਵਿੱਚ ਇਹ ਮਾਪਿਆਂ ਬਣ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ, ਜਿਵੇਂ ਮਾਪਿਆਂ ਦਾ ਆਸ਼ੀਰਵਾਦ। ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਸਭਿਆਚਾਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਮਾਪਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਸੇਵਾ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਡਾ ਧਰਮ ਮੰਨੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ, ਅਤੇ ਪਰਦੇਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਸਦੇ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵੀ ਇਸ ਪਰੰਪਰਾ ਨੂੰ ਨਿਭਾਉਂਦੇ ਹਨ। ## Meaning ਮਾਪੇ (maape) is the Punjabi word for parents, your mother and father together. Among the most-used words in Punjabi family life, it is always spoken with warmth and respect, for ਮਾਪੇ are seen as the root of the family, owed obedience, care in old age, and lifelong gratitude. ਮਾਪੇ is a plural word, there is no common singular form. For one parent, Punjabi uses ਮਾਂ (maan, mother) and ਪਿਉ (piu) or ਬਾਪ (baap, father). In the oblique case the word becomes ਮਾਪਿਆਂ, as in ਮਾਪਿਆਂ ਦਾ ਕਹਿਣਾ (the parents’ word, their command). It is never used lightly: even in disagreement, a Punjabi child is expected to address their ਮਾਪੇ with respect. The word also stretches beyond biology. A teacher, an elder, or anyone who raised you may be honoured with ਮਾਪਿਆਂ ਵਰਗਾ ਪਿਆਰ, love like that of parents. In blessings and prayers, ਮਾਪਿਆਂ ਦਾ ਆਸ਼ੀਰਵਾਦ (the parents’ blessing) is named as the greatest fortune a person can carry. ## Cultural context In Punjabi culture, serving one’s ਮਾਪੇ, ਮਾਪਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਸੇਵਾ, is among the highest duties. Adult children are expected to keep their parents with them, care for them in old age, and seek their counsel on big decisions. Setting a parent aside in old age is widely seen as a failure of this duty, a view that holds strong even among Punjabi families abroad. The respect runs through the language itself. Children say ਤੁਸੀਂ (the respectful ‘you’) to their ਮਾਪੇ, never ਤੂੰ. The folk songs sung at weddings, when a daughter leaves her ਮਾਪਿਆਂ ਦਾ ਘਰ (her parents’ home) for her in-laws, are among the most emotional in Punjabi music, and every listener knows exactly whose home she is leaving. ## What does maape mean in Punjabi? ਮਾਪੇ (maape) means parents, your mother and father together. It is a plural collective noun; Punjabi uses ਮਾਂ (mother) and ਪਿਉ or ਬਾਪ (father) when speaking of one parent alone. ## Is maape singular or plural? ਮਾਪੇ is always plural. In oblique-case constructions it becomes ਮਾਪਿਆਂ, for example, ਮਾਪਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਸੇਵਾ (serving one’s parents) or ਮਾਪਿਆਂ ਦਾ ਕਹਿਣਾ (the parents’ wishes). ## How do you pronounce maape? Say it as ‘MAA-pay’, a long ‘maa’ as in ‘mama’, followed by ‘pay’ as in ‘day’. The stress falls on the first syllable: MAA-pay. ## ਮਾਪੇ ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ? ਮਾਪੇ ਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ ਮਾਂ-ਬਾਪ, ਮਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਪਿਉ ਦੋਵੇਂ ਇਕੱਠੇ। ਇਹ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਹਮੇਸ਼ਾ ਸਤਿਕਾਰ ਨਾਲ ਬੋਲਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਪਰਿਵਾਰਕ ਜੀਵਨ ਦਾ ਕੇਂਦਰੀ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਹੈ। ## ਮਾਪੇ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਨੂੰ ਵਾਕ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ? ਉਦਾਹਰਨ: ‘ਮਾਪਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਸੇਵਾ ਕਰਨੀ ਚਾਹੀਦੀ ਹੈ।’ (One should serve one’s parents.) ਸੰਬੰਧ ਕਾਰਕ ਵਿੱਚ ਮਾਪੇ ਤੋਂ ਮਾਪਿਆਂ ਬਣਦਾ ਹੈ। ## Related words [ਸੇਵਾsevaSelfless service](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/seva/)[ਘਰgharHome; house](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/ghar/) Sources (2) 1. Mahan Kosh, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha 2. Punjabi University Punjabi–English Dictionary [Report a correction](https://jugti.com/corrections/) **Jugti is free and independent.** Reader support keeps the Kosh growing. 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