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bhabbā

bhabba

masc nom pl of bhabba (ptp); fem nom sg of bhabba (ptp); fem nom pl of bhabba (ptp); nt nom pl of bhabba (ptp); …

1. able (to); capable (of); possible (to); likely (to); fit (to); lit. to be
2. effective; operative; capable of producing a result; lit. to be
3. competent; capable; lit. to be

Etymology. √bhū > bhav > bhab + *ya; from √bhū 'be, become'; Sanskrit bhavya [bhū]

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

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