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apathaviṁ

apathavi

accusative singular feminine of apathavi (noun); possibly a scribal variant or contraction requiring contextual resolution

1. non-earth
2. away from earth

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• apa — prefix · away, off
  Spatial prefix carrying the sense of removal or distance. Cognates: Greek apo-, Latin ab-, English of/off.
• pathavi — stem · earth, ground
  Feminine noun (pathavī) denoting the element earth; derives from a root meaning 'to spread' (the flat expanse). Sanskrit pṛthivī.

Analysis. apa- (away, off) + pathavi (earth); a rare or anomalous form, possibly conflating apa + pathavī or a scribal abbreviation in manuscripts

Etymology. apa- prefix meaning 'away' (Greek apo-, Latin ab-, English off); pathavī from PIE *péth₂- 'to spread' (Sanskrit pṛthivī, English path as a flat expanse). The compound is not attested in standard Pali texts; if genuine, it would denote something removed from or external to the earth.

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

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