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ājānanti
ājānāti
pr 3rd pl of ājānāti (verb)
- knows; understands; comprehends
- finds out; learns
- recognizes; acknowledges; lit. knows here
Built from
- ā — prefix · toward, fully
Directional prefix reversing motion; here intensifying the root to mean 'knowing that comes to one' or 'recognizing'. Cognates: Sanskrit ā-; English toward (same Indo-European origin).
- jān — root · know, recognize
The core meaning 'to know' or 'to become aware'. Cognate with Sanskrit jñā-, Latin cognōscō (where con- + gnōscō), Greek gignṓskō 'I know', English know (all from the same Indo-European root *ǵnh₂-).
- ā — ending · 3rd singular present
The thematic vowel and person-number marker fused into the present-tense stem in Pali; here with -nti for 3rd plural, it marks 'they know' in real time.
- nti — ending · 3rd plural present
The 3rd person plural ending for the present indicative, marking simultaneous action affecting multiple agents.
Etymology. ā- (toward the speaker, reversing motion) + √jñā (know). The prefix ā- turns the simple root √jñā into a verb of coming-to-know or knowing-fully, as if knowledge arrives at one. Compare Sanskrit ājānāti, Latin cognōscō (con- + gnōscō,