apphuṭaṁ

aphutaṁ

neuter nominative/accusative singular; past participle of aphutati (unattested passive form, or nominal adjective from a-phuṭa-)

not touched
untouched
not grasped

Built from

a- — prefix · not, without
Plain negation; cognate with English un- and Greek a(n)-. Indicates absence or privation of the quality that follows.
phuṭa — stem · touched, grasped
Derived from a root meaning 'to touch' or 'to seize'; the participle form marks the state of having been contacted or handled.

Analysis. a- (not, without) + phuṭa (touched, graspable; past participle of phuṭati 'to touch'). The negative marks what has not been contacted or seized.

Etymology. a- (negation, cognate with Greek a-, English un-) + phuṭa from √phus or √phas (to touch, seize). The root likely relates to Sanskrit sphṛ- 'to touch' or similar touch-semantics in early Pali; the negation prefix reflects Indo-European *n̥- (not).

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

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