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abhinīto

abhinīta

masc nom sg of abhinīta (pp)

1. brought; led; (comm) brought in for questioning

Built from

• abhi — prefix · toward, over
  Facing and bearing down on; Latin ob- (observe). Here, leading toward a destination or purpose.
• nī — root · to lead, conduct
  Cognate with Latin dūcō and English lead; from *sneigʰ- (to guide, drive).
• ta — ending · past participle
  Marks the action as completed; forms adjectives describing a state resulting from the action.

Etymology. abhi- (toward, bearing down on) + nī- (√nī, to lead). The prefix abhi- adds the sense of leading someone toward a purpose or into a situation. √nī is cognate with Latin dūcō (to lead, educate) and English lead (both from an Indo-European root *sneigʰ- meaning to drive or guide). The past participle -ta marks completion of the action.

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

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