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bāhā

fem nom sg of bāhā (noun); fem nom pl of bāhā (noun); fem acc pl of bāhā (noun); fem instr sg of bāhā (noun); …

1. arm
2. (of a door) post; frame; jamb; lit. arm

Etymology. √bah > bāh + *ā; from √bah 'increase'; Sanskrit bāhu [bṛh]

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

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