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dadanti
dadāti
pr 3rd pl of dadāti (verb)
- gives; offers; donates; grants (something to)
Built from
- da — prefix · reduplication
Reduplicative prefix marking present tense in the strongest verb class. Creates iterative or distributive sense: repeated or habitual giving.
- dā — root · give
Core root meaning to give, donate, or grant. Appears in Sanskrit dā, Latin dāre, Greek didónai, and English do—all from the same Indo-European root *deh₃-.
- ti — ending · 3rd plural present
Third person plural present indicative active ending -ti contracts the -anti ending to ti in Pali. Marks the verb form as present tense, plural, active voice.
Etymology. From √dā (to give), cognate with Sanskrit dádāti, Latin dāre (to give), Greek didónai (to give), English do. The reduplication da- + dā- marks present tense in this inherited Indo-European root.