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allīnā

allīna

masc nom pl of allīna (pp); fem nom sg of allīna (pp); fem nom pl of allīna (pp); nt nom pl of allīna (pp); …

1. stuck; clung; adhered; attached (to); lit. stuck here
2. relied on for shelter; lit. stuck here
3. unsheltered

Built from

• ā — prefix · toward, to
  Marks the reversal or completion of the root's action, here making lī into allīna—"stuck together toward or upon."
• lī — root · stick, adhere, cling
  Cognate with Latin linere (smear, besmear) and English lime. Concrete image of material adhering; metaphorically applied to mental clinging and attachment.
• na — ending · past participle
  Forms the past participle from the root stem, marking the state resulting from the action of sticking or adhering.

Etymology. From ā- (toward) + √lī (stick, adhere). The prefix ā- reverses the motion of √lī, suggesting "stuck toward" or "adhered to"; the root √lī is cognate with Latin linere (to smear, stick) and English lime (the adhesive substance). The sense develops from the concrete image of material sticking or clinging to something to the abstract notion of mental attachment or reliance.

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

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