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anantaṁ

ananta

accusative singular neuter of ananta (adjective)

1. infinite
2. endless
3. boundless

Built from

• a — prefix · not, without
  Plain negation; from the Indo-European negative *ne. Here negates the following noun.
• anta — root · end, boundary
  Cognate with English 'end' and Latin 'ante'. Concrete sense: the edge or terminus of things.
• m — ending · accusative singular
  Marks the object case in neuter gender, singular number.

Analysis. an- (not, without) + anta (end); literally 'without end'

Etymology. Compound of the prefix a/an- (without) and anta (end, boundary). The root anta is cognate with English 'end' and Latin 'ante' (before, at the boundary). The negation marks the transcendence of temporal or spatial limitation—a quality attributed to Nibbāna and the Dhamma in the suttas.

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

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