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dentīti

deti

pr

1. deti (pr): gives; donates; offers; hands (to)
2. deti (pr): allows; permits (to); accepts; lit. gives
3. denta (prp): giving; imparting (to)
4. deti (pr): sets on fire; sets alight (to); lit. gives
5. deti (pr): (of work) assigns; puts in charge of; lit. gives

Analysis. denti + iti; dentī + iti

Etymology. de + ti; from √dā 'give'; Sanskrit dadāti [dā]

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

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