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diṭṭhi

fem nom sg of diṭṭhi (noun); fem voc sg of diṭṭhi (noun); masc nom sg of diṭṭhi (adj); fem nom sg of diṭṭhi (adj); …

1. diṭṭhi (fem): view; belief; opinion; concept; theory; attitude; philosophy; credo; creed; dogma
2. diṭṭhi (fem): wrong view; incorrect belief
3. diṭṭhī (adj): having a view; having the opinion; holding the belief
4. diṭṭhī (masc): who has a view; who has the opinion
5. diṭṭhi (adj): with a view; having a belief; holding an opinion; with a theory

Built from

• diṭ — root · see, perceive
  From PIE *derk- 'to see, look'. The concrete sense of visual perception extends to intellectual 'seeing' or understanding. Sanskrit dṛś, Latin dīrigō, English direct all share this root.
• ṭhi — ending · abstract noun
  Nominalizing suffix forming abstract feminine nouns from verbal roots, creating a noun meaning 'the act or condition of seeing', hence 'a view' or 'perspective'.

Etymology. From √dṛś 'to see' (Sanskrit dṛśyate 'is seen', Latin dīrigō 'direct the gaze', English direct). The abstract noun meaning literally 'a seeing' or 'sight' developed to 'view' in the sense of intellectual perspective. In canonical usage, often paired with sammā-diṭṭhi 'right view' (the first step of the Noble Eightfold Path) and micchā-diṭṭhi 'wrong view' (a root of suffering).

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

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