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āmantehi

āmanteti

imp 2nd sg of āmanteti (verb)

1. invites; calls; summons

Built from

• ā — prefix · toward
  Reverses the direction of motion or attention. Here turns thinking inward/toward the speaker's intent.
• man — root · think, mind
  From PIE *men- 'to think'. Cognates: English 'mind', 'mental'; Latin 'mens', 'mentis' (mind, purpose); Sanskrit √man-.
• te — ending · causative + imperative
  The -e- makes the verb causative ('cause to think' → 'remind, address'), and -ti is the 2nd sg imperative active, directing the action at the listener.
• hi — ending · enclitic particle
  The -hi may be a phonetic variant or epenthetic element in the imperative; some texts show āmante without it. In Pali imperatives, -hi can mark emphasis or certainty.

Analysis. ā- (toward) + √man (think) + causative suffix -e- + 2nd sg -ti; literally 'causes to turn (one's mind) toward', hence to address or invite.

Etymology. ā- (toward, reversive) + √man (to think, mind; Sanskrit √man-, English 'mind', 'mental', Latin 'mens'). The prefix ā- reverses the direction of the verbal root, so √man 'to think' becomes 'to turn thought toward', i.e. to address someone's mind directly. Cognate Sanskrit āmantrayate 'addresses, invites'.

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

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