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appaṭivattiyaṁ

appaṭivattiya

accusative singular neuter of appaṭivattiya, an adjective (likely misread or exceptional form; standard would be appaṭivattiyaṁ as accusative neuter singular)

1. not turned back
2. irreversible
3. not returning

Built from

• a- — prefix · not, without
  Plain negation. The prefix denies the quality that follows.
• paṭi- — prefix · back, against
  Spatial reversal or counter-direction; here negated to mean 'not turning back'.
• vatt — root · turn, roll
  From √vṛt; cognate with Latin vertere (turn), English wort. Concrete image of physical rotation.
• -iya — ending · adjective formant
  Forms adjectives from verbal roots; here: capable of turning.
• -aṁ — ending · accusative singular neuter
  Marks the object or complement in accusative case, neuter gender, singular number.

Analysis. a- (not) + paṭi- (back, against) + vattiya (turned, from √vṛt turn). The compound negates the notion of turning back: that which does not retreat or reverse.

Etymology. The prefix a- (not) + paṭi- (back, facing) + vattiya (adj. of √vṛt 'turn', cognate with English 'wort' and Latin 'vertere'). The spatial imagery of paṭi- as 'turning back against' is negated, yielding the sense of irreversibility or non-return.

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

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