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dīghatapassiṁ

dīghatapassin

accusative singular masculine of dīghatapassin, an adjective meaning 'long-suffering, patient'

1. patient
2. long-suffering
3. enduring

Built from

• dīgha — root · long
  From PIE *dlonghos; cognate with English 'long'. Describes extension in time or space.
• ta — stem · enduring
  Participial stem from the root meaning 'to endure' or related to tapas 'heat, austerity'.
• passin — ending · one who
  Agent suffix -in (m. -ī, f. -inī) forming an active participle; here in accusative singular masculine form -iṁ.
• iṁ — ending · accusative
  Accusative singular masculine ending, marking the direct object of a verb.

Analysis. dīgha 'long' + tapassin 'one who practices austerity/endures'. Compounds an adjective of duration with a participle of sustained practice, expressing patience as prolonged endurance.

Etymology. dīgha from Proto-Indo-European *dlonghos; related to English 'long'. Tapassin from tapas 'heat, austerity, religious practice', a Vedic root denoting ascetic intensity. The compound fuses temporal extent (dīgha) with purposeful suffering (tapas) to mean 'long-enduring'.

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

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