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bhavissāmi
bhavati
fut 1st sg of bhavati (verb); fut 1st sg of bhavissati (verb)
- bhavati (pr): is; is being; becomes
- bhavati (pr): exists (for)
- bhavissati (fut): could be; should be; lit. will be
- bhavissati (fut): it belongs (to); lit. it will be
- bhavissati (fut): will happen; will occur; lit. it will be
Built from
- bhav — root · be, become
The basic root expressing existence and change of state. Cognate with English be, German bin, Latin fuit.
- issa — stem · future marker
A productive suffix forming the future tense in Pali, historically from Indo-European *-is-yo- (compare Sanskrit -iṣya-).
- ā — ending · thematic vowel
Thematic marker that connects the future stem to the personal ending, a feature of a-conjugation verbs.
- mi — ending · 1st singular active
Personal ending for 1st person singular in the active voice, cognate with Latin -m and Sanskrit -mi.
Etymology. √bhū "to be, become" is cognate with English "be", German "bin", Latin "fuit", Sanskrit "bhavati". The root expresses fundamental existence and transformation. The future stem bhavissa- adds -ā- (thematic marker) and -mi (1st singular active ending).