adjective

1. having material qualities, possessed of form or shape or body or matter, belonging to the realm of form. rūpī is nearly always combined contrasted with; arūpī formless, incorporeal (see rūpa D 2 a), cp. combination rūpī arūpī saññī asaññī nevasaññinâsaññī Cnd.617 and similarly Iti.87 = Mil.217
   ■ DN.i.34 (attā dibbo rūpī), DN.i.77 (kāyo r. manomayo), DN.i.186 (attā etc.), DN.i.195 (attapaṭilābho r. manomayo); DN.iii.111 DN.iii.139; MN.ii.229; SN.iii.46 (r. arūpī saññī etc.); SN.iv.202, SN.iv.402; AN.ii.34; Mnd.97, Mnd.137; Pts.ii.38 (rūpī rūpāni passati) Dhs.635, Dhs.1091, Dhs.1444; Vb.123, Vb.342 (read rūpī); Ne.28 (pañc’ indriyāni rūpīni), Ne.69 (five rūpīni indriyāni & five arūpīni); DN-a.i.119 (attā); Dhs-a.304 (rūpino dhammā) Vb-a.511 sq. (attā).
2. (-˚) having the appearance of, resembling: see *rumma*˚.

fr. rūpa