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ādātā

ādātar

masc nom sg of ādātar (noun); masc voc sg of ādātar (noun)

1. taker; who takes

Built from

• ā — prefix · toward
  Reverses the direction of motion: dā 'gives away' becomes ā-dā 'takes (brings toward oneself)'. The concrete sense of approach becomes the abstract notion of receiving or taking.
• dā — root · give
  When prefixed with ā-, the sense inverts: instead of giving away, the agent brings something toward themselves. Cognate with Latin dō and Sanskrit dā.
• -tar — ending · agent noun
  Masc sg nominative or vocative ending forming an agent noun from the verbal root: 'one who does' or 'doer'. Marks the subject and can function as a descriptor or form of address.

Etymology. ā + √dā (to give). The prefix ā- reverses the direction of √dā: where dā means 'gives away from oneself', ā-dā means 'takes toward oneself' (brings in the opposite direction). The agent noun ādātar denotes one who takes. Cognate with Latin dō 'give' and English 'donation'.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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