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abhijjhā

fem nom sg of abhijjhā (noun); fem nom pl of abhijjhā (noun); fem acc pl of abhijjhā (noun); fem instr sg of abhijjhā (noun); …

1. wishing; wanting; covetousness; greed; lit. over thinking

Etymology. abhi + √jhā + ā; from √jhā 'think, meditate'; Sanskrit abhidhyā [abhidhyai]

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

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