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ajānato

ajāna

masc abl sg of ajāna (adj); masc dat sg of ajānanta (prp); nt dat sg of ajānanta (prp); masc gen sg of ajānanta (prp); …

1. ajānanta (prp): not knowing; being ignorant (of)
2. ajāna (adj): not knowing; not being aware (of)

Built from

• a — prefix · not, without
  Plain negation without any positive or factual basis. Cognates: English un-, Greek a(n)-.
• jāna — stem · knowing
  Present stem of jānāti (√jñā). Cognate with Greek gignōskō and English "know"; refers to direct recognition or awareness.

Etymology. a- (prefix, "not") + jāna (present stem of jānāti, "knows"). The root √jñā (Sanskrit jñāna "knowledge") is cognate with Greek γι-γνώσκω (gignōskō "I know") and English "know" (PIE *ǵen- "to know, perceive"). The privative a- negates the root's sense of knowing or awareness.

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

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