dibbena

dibba

masc instr sg of dibba (adj); nt instr sg of dibba (adj)

divine; heavenly; celestial

Built from

dib — root · shine, be bright
Root √div (dīv-) meaning 'to shine' or 'be bright'; cognate with Sanskrit divya, Latin deus, Greek Zeus, and PIE *dyew-. The celestial is the place of light and brightness.
ba — ending · adjective suffix
Standard Pali adjective-forming suffix; here marks the stem as an adjective (dibba-, meaning 'shining, bright, divine').

Etymology. From √div (div-, dīv-, dyau-), 'to shine, be bright'; closely related to Sanskrit divya and cognate with English deity, Latin deus, Greek Zeus, and Dyaus (Vedic sky-god). The root traces to Proto-Indo-European *dyew- (bright sky, day), which also appears in Latin dies 'day'. The adjective form is built on the extended stem div- to mean 'of or pertaining to the bright heavens'.

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

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