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assaddhā

assaddha

masc nom pl of assaddha (adj); fem nom sg of assaddha (adj); fem nom pl of assaddha (adj); nt nom pl of assaddha (adj); …

1. faithless; without confidence; without conviction; lit. not placing the heart
2. not gullible; not credulous; lit. not placing the heart

Etymology. na > a + sad + √dhā + ā + a; from √dhā 'place, support'; Sanskrit aśraddha [śraddhā]

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

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