नपात्

See also: नप्तृ and निपात

Sanskrit

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *népōts

Proto-Indo-Iranian *nápāts

Sanskrit नपा॑त् (nápāt)

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)

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 (?)

Declension

Masculine root-stem declension of नपात्

	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

1. granddaughter (?)

References

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