Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
अपत्य. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
अपत्य, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
अपत्य in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
अपत्य you have here. The definition of the word
अपत्य will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
अपत्य, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit अपत्य (apatya).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ə.pət̪.jᵊ/,
Noun
अपत्य • (apatya) m (Urdu spelling اپتیہ)
- offspring
- Synonyms: औलाद (aulād), संतान (santān)
Declension
Declension of अपत्य (masc cons-stem)
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| direct
|
अपत्य
apatya
|
अपत्य
apatya
|
| oblique
|
अपत्य
apatya
|
अपत्यों
apatyõ
|
| vocative
|
अपत्य
apatya
|
अपत्यो
apatyo
|
Sanskrit
Etymology
From अप- (áp-, “away, out”).
Pronunciation
Noun
अपत्य • (ápatya) stem, n
- offspring, child, descendant
- Synonyms: प्रसव (prasava), प्रजा (prajā), गय (gaya), सूति (sūti), तुच् (tuc)
c. 400 CE,
Kālidāsa,
Raghuvaṃśa 1.50:
- आकीर्णमृषिपत्नीनामुटजद्वाररोधिभिः।
अपत्यैरिव नीवारभागधेयोचितैर्मृगैः- ākīrṇamṛṣipatnīnāmuṭajadvārarodhibhiḥ.
apatyairiva nīvārabhāgadheyocitairmṛgaiḥ - (the hermitage) extended up to the cottage where the sages’ wives had the (cottage)door blocked by deer
wanting to be fed due portions of wildrice as (if they were the wives’) offspring
Declension
Derived terms
- अपत्यकाम (apatyakāma, “desirous of offspring”)
- अपत्यता (apatyatā, “childhood”)
- अपत्यद (apatyada, “giving offspring”)
- अपत्यसच् (apatyasac, “accompanied by offspring”)
Descendants
References