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anuppadātā

anuppadātar

masc nom sg of anuppadātar (noun); masc voc sg of anuppadātar (noun)

1. provider; giver; supporter; encourager (of)

Built from

• a — prefix · not, without
  Plain negation or intensification; unclear here whether negating dā or restructuring the compound sense.
• nu — prefix · along, after
  Marks trailing behind or accompaniment; the giver follows along with the recipient.
• pa — prefix · forth, forward
  Intensifies or marks the action stepping forward; here shapes the sense of active giving.
• dā — root · give
  √dā 'give'; cognates: Sanskrit dā, Latin dare, English dare (archaic 'venture, risk').
• tar — ending · agent noun
  Nominalizing suffix forming the agent noun 'one who gives'; equivalent to Sanskrit -tṛ or Latin -tor.

Analysis. anuppa + dātar: a + nu + pa + dā + tar; 'one who does not give forth' or 'one who gives along (with)', a supporter or provider who stands by another. The prefix sequence a-nu-pa- negates or redirects the simple root dā (give), yielding the sense of giving in accompaniment or withholding from others—hence a dependable giver to one's own.

Etymology. Formed from the root √dā 'give' (Sanskrit dā, Latin dare 'give', English dare in the sense of 'venture'), with the prefix a-nu-pa-. The a- may negate or intensify; nu- marks following or accompaniment; pa- marks forthness. Together they suggest 'one who gives along with' or 'stands by in giving'—a provider or ally. Compare Sanskrit dātṛ 'giver', Latin dator.

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

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