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atthi
pr 3rd sg of atthi (verb); pr 3rd pl of atthi (verb); masc nom sg of atthi (noun); masc voc sg of atthi (noun); …
- atthi (pr): there is; there exists
- atthi (pr): there are; they are
- atthi (masc): seeker; who wants; who needs; who desires
- atthī (adj): wanting; seeking; needing; desirous (of)
Built from
- a- — prefix · to, toward
The privative or directional prefix ā- (toward), here coloring the sense of the root with motion or intention.
- tt — root · be, exist
From *h₁es-, the most ancient Indo-European copula. The gemination -tt- is a Pali phonetic strengthening of the root in the present stem.
- -hi — ending · 3rd singular present
The personal ending marks present indicative third person singular, or nominative singular for nominal forms derived from the root.
Etymology. From Indo-European *h₁es- 'to be'. Cognates: Sanskrit asti, English is, Latin est, Greek esti (εστι). The noun sense 'seeker' derives from an agent noun formation meaning 'one who is (in a state of wanting)'.