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agāraṁ

agāra

accusative singular masculine of agāra

1. house
2. dwelling
3. home

Built from

• a- — prefix · not, without
  Negation: the house is the un-hidden place, the open dwelling as opposed to cave or shelter.
• gār — root · house, dwelling
  From √gṛ "to cover, enclose" (Sanskrit gṛha). Refers to a built structure for habitation.
• -aṁ — ending · accusative singular
  Marks the direct object: "into the house" or "the house" as the goal of going-forth (agārasmā anagāraṁ pajjati).

Etymology. From a- (not, without) + √gṛ (to hide, cover; Sanskrit gṛha "house"). The prefix a- negates: literally "un-hidden" or "uncovered", hence an open dwelling-place. Cognate with Latin horreum (barn) and English yard in the sense of an enclosed space.

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

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