masc instr pl of dhamma (noun); masc abl pl of dhamma (noun); masc instr pl of dhamma (adj); nt instr pl of dhamma (adj); …
Etymology. From the Indo-European root *dhē- (to place, put, set), cognate with Sanskrit dharma, Greek thema (that which is placed), and English do. The sense evolved from concrete 'placing' to 'what is placed in order' (law, custom) to 'nature' or 'essential character' (what one is by nature placed into). In Buddhist usage, dhamma denotes both the Buddha's teaching (set forth) and the phenomena it describes — the things (mental and physical) that constitute reality.
Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.
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