नपात्

See also: नप्तृ and निपात

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *nápāts (“grandson, descendant”), from Proto-Indo-European *népōts (“descendant, nephew”). Cognates include Avestan 𐬥𐬀𐬞𐬁𐬝‎ (napāt̰), Old Persian 𐎴𐎱𐎠 (n-p-a /napā/), Latin nepōs, Ancient Greek ἀνεψιός (anepsiós), English nephew.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /nɐ́.pɑːt/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈn̪ɐ.pɑːt̪/

Noun

नपात् • (nápāt) m

1. descendant, offspring, son
2. grandson (in later language restricted to this sense)
3. name of one of the Vishvedevas
4. path of the gods (?)

Noun

नपात् • (nápāt) f

1. granddaughter

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “नपात्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 527/2.