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ṭhassati

fut 3rd sg of ṭhassati (verb)

1. will stand; will stay; will remain; will last

Built from

• ṭha — root · stand, be situated
  Indo-European root meaning spatial positioning; cognate with Sanskrit sthā, Latin stāre, English stand.
• ss — ending · future marker
  Pali future infix inserted after the root to form the future stem.
• a — ending · thematic vowel
  The thematic vowel of the present/future tense system.
• ti — ending · 3rd sg present/future
  The third-person singular present and future personal ending; marks present and future indicative mood.

Etymology. From the root √ṭhā (Sanskrit sthā), meaning 'to stand' or 'to be situated'. Cognates include Sanskrit sthitá- 'standing, steadfast', Latin status 'state, standing', and English stand. The future stem ṭhass- is built on the root √ṭhā with the productive Pali future marker -ssa- inserted before the personal ending.

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

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