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amaññimha

amaññi

aor 1st pl of amaññi (verb)

1. thought; considered; supposed; presumed (to be)

Built from

• a — prefix · without, not
  Plain negation. Cognates: English un-, Greek a(n)-.
• man — root · think, consider
  The root of thought and opinion; cognate with Sanskrit manyate 'thinks, believes' and Latin mēns 'mind'.
• ññi — ending · aorist 1st plural
  First person plural in the simple past tense; -mha would be the regular 1st plural ending, but -ññi is an alternative form found in some verb classes.

Etymology. a- (without) + √man (think, consider), giving 'thought' or 'considered'; Sanskrit cognate manyate 'thinks, believes'; Latin cognate mēns 'mind'.

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

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