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apassantassa

apassanta

masc dat sg of apassanta (prp); nt dat sg of apassanta (prp); masc gen sg of apassanta (prp); nt gen sg of apassanta (prp)

1. not seeing; not noticing; not aware

Built from

• a — prefix · not, without
  Plain negation. Cognate with English un- and Greek a(n)- (as in atheist).
• pass — root · see, perceive
  From √pas. Related to Sanskrit paś-, meaning to see or look. The root carries the basic sense of visual perception.
• anta — ending · present participle
  The suffix -anta forms present participles in Pali, marking ongoing or habitual action. Here in the dative or genitive singular masculine or neuter.

Etymology. a- (not, without) + passanta (present participle of passati, to see). The prefix a- is plain negation (cognate with English un-, Greek a(n)-). Passati derives from the root √pas (to see), related to Sanskrit paś-.

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

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