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atthakāmā

atthakāma

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

1. benevolent (towards); sympathetic (to); wishing well (to); desiring good (for); lit. desiring benefit

Built from

• attha — root · benefit, welfare
  Sanskrit artha, originally 'aim, purpose'; akin to English art, Greek artáō 'fit, join'.
• kāma — root · desire
  Sanskrit kāma; from Indo-European *kame- 'to yearn' (Latin camarae, English cam). Here nominalized and compounded as the second member of a bahuvrihi (possessive) compound.

Analysis. attha + kāma: 'attha' (benefit, welfare, purpose) + 'kāma' (desire); one who desires the benefit or welfare of another.

Etymology. attha is from √arth- (Sanskrit artha

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

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