नेपथ्य

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नेपथ्य (nepathya).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /neː.pət̪ʰ.jᵊ/, [neː.pɐt̪ʰ.jᵊ]

Noun

नेपथ्य • (nepathya) m

1. (drama) backstage
2. (figuratively) a backseat role, not in view
3. costume

Declension

Declension of नेपथ्य (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	नेपथ्य nepathya	नेपथ्य nepathya
oblique	नेपथ्य nepathya	नेपथ्यों nepathyõ
vocative	नेपथ्य nepathya	नेपथ्यो nepathyo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “नेपथ्य”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Noun

नेपथ्य • (nepathya) stem, m or n

1. decoration, costume (MBh., Kāv., etc.)
2. (drama) backstage

Usage notes

When in the locative case, नेपथ्ये (nepathye), it is used as behind the scenes.

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of नेपथ्य
Nom. sg.	नेपथ्यः (nepathyaḥ)
Gen. sg.	नेपथ्यस्य (nepathyasya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	नेपथ्यः (nepathyaḥ)	नेपथ्यौ (nepathyau)	नेपथ्याः (nepathyāḥ)
Vocative	नेपथ्य (nepathya)	नेपथ्यौ (nepathyau)	नेपथ्याः (nepathyāḥ)
Accusative	नेपथ्यम् (nepathyam)	नेपथ्यौ (nepathyau)	नेपथ्यान् (nepathyān)
Instrumental	नेपथ्येन (nepathyena)	नेपथ्याभ्याम् (nepathyābhyām)	नेपथ्यैः (nepathyaiḥ)
Dative	नेपथ्याय (nepathyāya)	नेपथ्याभ्याम् (nepathyābhyām)	नेपथ्येभ्यः (nepathyebhyaḥ)
Ablative	नेपथ्यात् (nepathyāt)	नेपथ्याभ्याम् (nepathyābhyām)	नेपथ्येभ्यः (nepathyebhyaḥ)
Genitive	नेपथ्यस्य (nepathyasya)	नेपथ्ययोः (nepathyayoḥ)	नेपथ्यानाम् (nepathyānām)
Locative	नेपथ्ये (nepathye)	नेपथ्ययोः (nepathyayoḥ)	नेपथ्येषु (nepathyeṣu)

Neuter a-stem declension of नेपथ्य
Nom. sg.	नेपथ्यम् (nepathyam)
Gen. sg.	नेपथ्यस्य (nepathyasya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	नेपथ्यम् (nepathyam)	नेपथ्ये (nepathye)	नेपथ्यानि (nepathyāni)
Vocative	नेपथ्य (nepathya)	नेपथ्ये (nepathye)	नेपथ्यानि (nepathyāni)
Accusative	नेपथ्यम् (nepathyam)	नेपथ्ये (nepathye)	नेपथ्यानि (nepathyāni)
Instrumental	नेपथ्येन (nepathyena)	नेपथ्याभ्याम् (nepathyābhyām)	नेपथ्यैः (nepathyaiḥ)
Dative	नेपथ्याय (nepathyāya)	नेपथ्याभ्याम् (nepathyābhyām)	नेपथ्येभ्यः (nepathyebhyaḥ)
Ablative	नेपथ्यात् (nepathyāt)	नेपथ्याभ्याम् (nepathyābhyām)	नेपथ्येभ्यः (nepathyebhyaḥ)
Genitive	नेपथ्यस्य (nepathyasya)	नेपथ्ययोः (nepathyayoḥ)	नेपथ्यानाम् (nepathyānām)
Locative	नेपथ्ये (nepathye)	नेपथ्ययोः (nepathyayoḥ)	नेपथ्येषु (nepathyeṣu)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “नेपथ्य”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0569.