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appaharite

appaharita

nt acc pl of appaharita (noun); nt loc sg of appaharita (noun)

1. place where few plants are growing; area with little plant-life; lit. little green

Built from

• appa — prefix · little, few
  From apa- (away, off, removal) + pa, meaning reduced or diminished in quantity. The concrete sense of 'away' yields the abstract sense of 'lessened, scanty'.
• harita — stem · green, verdant
  Related to √hṛ and Sanskrit harī 'greenness', referring to plant-life and vegetation. Describes the quality of lushness or growth.
• a — ending · neuter sg
  Neuter singular nominative/accusative stem forming the base for inflection (acc pl -e, loc sg -e).

Analysis. appa (little, few) + harita (green, verdant); lit. 'little-green' — a descriptive compound for barren or sparsely vegetated land.

Etymology. appa from apa- (away, off) + pa (diminishing intensifier), giving 'reduced, little'; harita from √hṛ (to be green, grow verdant) related to Sanskrit harī 'greenness'. Apa- cognate to Greek apo-, Latin ab-, English of/off, carrying the sense of deficiency or removal; harita's root sense is vegetation and flourishing.

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

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