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bhavissati
bhavati
fut 3rd sg of bhavati (verb); fut 3rd 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 thematic present stem of bhū-, the most fundamental copula in Pali. The root is ancient: English "be", Latin "fui", Greek "phyein", Sanskrit "bhavati" all descend from PIE *bʰuH-.
- iss — ending · future marker
The characteristic Pali future infix -iss-, derived from PIE *-sye-, marks the future tense. Compare Latin -se- (e.g., "amabit" from *ama-se-t).
- ati — ending · 3rd person singular active
The primary active ending for 3rd person singular in present and future tenses, marking the verb as acting in real time.
Etymology. Root bhū- "to be, become"; cognate with English "be", Latin "fui" (past of "sum"), Greek "phyein" (to grow, produce), Sanskrit "bhavati". The future stem bhavissati is built on bhav- (present stem) + -iss- (future marker) + -ati (3rd person singular active). The -iss- infix is characteristic of Pali future formation and derives from Indo-European *-sye-, the same source as Latin -se- in futures (e.g., "dicet" from *dic-se-t).