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abhittharetha

abhittharati

reflx opt 3rd sg of abhittharati (verb); opt 2nd pl of abhittharati (verb)

1. makes haste; is quick (to do)

Built from

• abhi — prefix · toward, bearing down
  Spatial prefix meaning 'toward and over', here intensifying the sense of rushing with purpose and direction.
• thar — root · rush, hurry, carry
  Root suggesting rapid or eager motion; cognate with Sanskrit tharati.
• a — stem · present stem
  Present-tense formant linking root to ending.
• tha — ending · optative 2nd plural middle
  Middle voice optative ending, expressing the subject's own action; 2nd plural addresses 'you all'.

Analysis. abhi- + tharati: 'bear down upon (a task)' or 'carry forth eagerly'. The prefix abhi- (toward, bearing down) combines with √thar 'to rush, hurry' to form a verb meaning to hasten or move quickly with purpose.

Etymology. √thar (to rush, hurry, carry) is akin to Sanskrit tharati and may be related to Indo-European *ter- 'to cross, pass through' (English traverse, Latin trans). The prefix abhi- (Latin ob-, 'toward') adds the sense of bearing down on or rushing toward a goal. The compound thus conveys eager or purposeful haste.

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

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