लपट

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀮𑀧𑁆𑀧 (lappa, “slap; movement”) . Compare लप्पड़ (lappaṛ, “slap”), लपकना (lapaknā, “to leap up”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /lə.pəʈ/, [lɐ.pɐʈ]

Noun

लपट • (lapaṭ) f

1. flame, blaze

   आग की लपटें ― āg kī lapṭẽ ― flames of fire

   Synonym: लौ (lau)

2. blast of hot air (from a fire)

Declension

Declension of लपट (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	लपट lapaṭ	लपटें lapaṭẽ
oblique	लपट lapaṭ	लपटों lapaṭõ
vocative	लपट lapaṭ	लपटो lapaṭo

See also

• अग्नि (agni)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “लपट”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “लपट”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*lappa¹”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 634
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*lappa²”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 634