नप्ति

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Etymology

From late Proto-Indo-European *néptis, a dialectal variant of *néptih₂ (niece, granddaughter, female descendant). Latin neptis and Avestan 𐬥𐬀𐬞𐬙𐬌 (napti) are formal cognates. See also नप्ती (naptī).

Pronunciation

Noun

नप्ति (naptí) stemf

  1. Alternative form of नप्ती (naptī); a granddaughter
    • c. 1200 BCE – 1000 BCE, Atharvaveda 9.1.3:
      पश्यन्त्यस्याश्चरितं पृथिव्यां पृथङ्नरो बहुधा मीमांसमानाः ।
      अग्नेर्वातान् मधुकशा हि जज्ञे मरुतामुग्रा नप्तिः
      paśyantyasyāścaritaṃ pṛthivyāṃ pṛthaṅnaro bahudhā mīmāṃsamānāḥ.
      agnervātān madhukaśā hi jajñe marutāmugrā naptiḥ.
      In sundry spots, repeatedly reflecting, men view upon the earth: her course and action;
      For she, the eldest granddaughter of the Maruts, derives her origin from Wind and Agni.

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of नप्ति (naptí)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative नप्तिः
naptíḥ
नप्ती
naptī́
नप्तयः
naptáyaḥ
Vocative नप्ते
nápte
नप्ती
náptī
नप्तयः
náptayaḥ
Accusative नप्तिम्
naptím
नप्ती
naptī́
नप्तीः
naptī́ḥ
Instrumental नप्त्या / नप्ती¹
naptyā́ / naptī́¹
नप्तिभ्याम्
naptíbhyām
नप्तिभिः
naptíbhiḥ
Dative नप्तये / नप्त्यै² / नप्ती¹
naptáye / naptyaí² / naptī́¹
नप्तिभ्याम्
naptíbhyām
नप्तिभ्यः
naptíbhyaḥ
Ablative नप्तेः / नप्त्याः² / नप्त्यै³
naptéḥ / naptyā́ḥ² / naptyaí³
नप्तिभ्याम्
naptíbhyām
नप्तिभ्यः
naptíbhyaḥ
Genitive नप्तेः / नप्त्याः² / नप्त्यै³
naptéḥ / naptyā́ḥ² / naptyaí³
नप्त्योः
naptyóḥ
नप्तीनाम्
naptīnā́m
Locative नप्तौ / नप्त्याम्² / नप्ता¹
naptaú / naptyā́m² / naptā́¹
नप्त्योः
naptyóḥ
नप्तिषु
naptíṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Later Sanskrit
  • ³Brāhmaṇas