नपात्

See also: नप्तृ and निपात

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *nápāts, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *nápāts, from Proto-Indo-European *népōts. Cognates include Old Persian 𐎴𐎱𐎠 (napā), Latin nepōs, Ancient Greek ἀνεψιός (anepsiós) and Old English nefa.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /n̪ɐ́.pɑːt̪/
• (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.