नपात्
Sanskrit
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *nápāts, from Proto-Indo-European *népōts. Cognates include Avestan 𐬥𐬀𐬞𐬁𐬝 (napāt̰), Old Persian 𐎴𐎱𐎠 (n-p-a /napā/), Latin nepōs, Ancient Greek ἀνεψιός (anepsiós), Old English nefa (whence English neve).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /nɐ́.pɑːt/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /n̪ɐ.pɑːt̪/
Noun
नपा॑त् • (nápāt) stem, m (feminine नप्ती)
- descendant, offspring, son
- grandson (in later language restricted to this sense)
- name of one of the Vishvedevas
- path of the gods (?)
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | नपात् (nápāt) | नपातौ (nápātau) नपाता¹ (nápātā¹) |
नपातः (nápātaḥ) |
| accusative | नपातम् (nápātam) | नपातौ (nápātau) नपाता¹ (nápātā¹) |
नपातः (nápātaḥ) |
| instrumental | नपाता (nápātā) | नपाद्भ्याम् (nápādbhyām) | नपाद्भिः (nápādbhiḥ) |
| dative | नपाते (nápāte) | नपाद्भ्याम् (nápādbhyām) | नपाद्भ्यः (nápādbhyaḥ) |
| ablative | नपातः (nápātaḥ) | नपाद्भ्याम् (nápādbhyām) | नपाद्भ्यः (nápādbhyaḥ) |
| genitive | नपातः (nápātaḥ) | नपातोः (nápātoḥ) | नपाताम् (nápātām) |
| locative | नपाति (nápāti) | नपातोः (nápātoḥ) | नपात्सु (nápātsu) |
| vocative | नपात् (nápāt) | नपातौ (nápātau) नपाता¹ (nápātā¹) |
नपातः (nápātaḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
Noun
नपा॑त् • (nápāt) stem, f
- granddaughter (?)
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “नपात्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 527/2.