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anatimānī

masc nom sg of anatimānī (adj); masc nom pl of anatimānī (adj); fem nom sg of anatimānī (adj); nt nom pl of anatimānī (adj); …

1. who is not conceited; who is not arrogant; who is humble

Built from

• an — prefix · not, without
  Plain negation; the a- assimilates to n- before vowels. Related to English un-, Greek a(n)-.
• ati — prefix · beyond, over the mark
  Expresses excess or transgression. The concrete sense of 'going past' underlies the abstract sense of 'exceeding a proper bound'. Cognate with Greek eti 'still, besides'.
• mānī — stem · thinking, esteeming, pride
  From √man 'to think, regard, esteem'; cognate with Latin mēns 'mind', English 'mean'. The -ī ending marks the adjective feminine or emphasizes the quality of holding oneself in regard.

Analysis. an- + ti + mānī; 'not' + 'crossing over' + 'thinking/esteeming', hence 'not going beyond measure in one's self-regard'

Etymology. Prefixed a- (not) + ti (from ati, 'beyond, over the mark', from Indo-European *eti-, cognate with Greek eti 'still, besides') + mānī (from √man 'think, esteem', cognate with Latin mēns 'mind', English 'mean'). The compound reverses ati-mānī ('excess pride, conceit') by negation: one who does not transgress the mark in self-regard.

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

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