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ahuvattha

ahuvā

reflx imperf 3rd sg of ahuvā (verb); imperf 2nd pl of ahuvā (verb); aor 2nd pl of ahosi (verb)

1. ahuvattha (aor): you all were
2. ahuvā (imperf): was; existed
3. ahosi (aor): was; existed; became

Built from

• ahu — root · be; exist
  The aorist stem of √as ('to be'). Found in Sanskrit āsīt and cognate with English 'is', Latin 'esse', Greek 'einai'.
• -va — ending · aorist marker
  Thematic aorist formative -va-, seen in older Indo-European aorist systems (cf. Sanskrit -vata-). Marks completed action in past time.
• -ttha — ending · 2nd plural
  Second person plural ending, marking the action as referring to 'you all'. Cognate with Sanskrit -tha (√dhā 'you all placed') and Greek -te in ἐστε 'you are'.

Etymology. Root √as, 'to be', cognate with English 'is' (Old English 'eom'), Latin 'esse', Greek 'einai' (εἶναι), and Sanskrit 'asti'. The Pali aorist stem ahu- is found throughout the Indo-European family: Sanskrit 'āsīt' (imperfect), Lithuanian 'asai' (you were). The form ahuvattha represents the 2nd plural with thematic vowel -a- and personal ending -ttha (cf. Skt. -tha).

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

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