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), Old English nefa (whence English neve).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

नपात् • (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 āt-stem declension of नपात् (nápāt)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	नपात् nápāt	नपातौ / नपाता¹ nápātau / nápātā¹	नपातः nápātaḥ
Vocative	नपात् nápāt	नपातौ / नपाता¹ nápātau / nápātā¹	नपातः nápātaḥ
Accusative	नपातम् nápātam	नपातौ / नपाता¹ nápātau / 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
Notes	¹Vedic

Noun

नपात् • (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.