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avīriyā

avīriya

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

1. powerless; ineffective; with no say in the matter; lit. no strength

Etymology. na > a + √vīr + iya; from √vīr 'be heroic, be hostile'; Sanskrit avīrya [vīr]

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

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