masc nom pl of dhamma (noun); masc instr sg of dhamma (noun); masc abl sg of dhamma (noun); masc voc sg of dhamma (noun); …
Etymology. From Sanskrit dharma, ultimately from Indo-European *dher- 'to hold, support, maintain'. The root appears in English firm, Greek thronos 'seat', and Latin firmus. In Pali, dhamma takes on the sense of 'what holds things in place'—the law, nature, or teaching that supports the world and the path. The Buddha's dhamma is the doctrine that upholds liberation.
Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.
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