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bhavanti

bhavati

pr 3rd pl of bhavati (verb)

1. is; is being; becomes
2. exists (for)

Built from

• bhava — root · become, be
  Core meaning of presence and becoming. Shared with Sanskrit bhava- and English be (Old English beon).
• ti — ending · 3rd singular present
  Thematic present ending; -ti marks 3rd person singular in Pali verb conjugation. In bhavanti the -nti is the 3rd plural form.

Etymology. From Indo-European *bʰeuH- 'to grow, become, be'. Cognates: Sanskrit bhavati, English be (from *bʰew-), German bin. The root carries the sense of coming-to-be and presence.

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

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