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aniccā

anicca

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

1. impermanent; inconstant; not lasting; discontinuous; disordered; unstable; unreliable; irregular
2. rare; irregular; unusual
3. (gram) optional; not mandatory; lit. impermanent
4. impermanence; inconstancy; instability; irregularity; lit. not permanent

Etymology. na > a + ni + tya; Sanskrit anitya

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

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