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dinnaṁ

dinna

neuter singular nominative/accusative past participle of daddati (or deti: 'gives')

1. given
2. presented
3. gift
4. donation

Built from

• da/dī — root · give
  The ancient root for transfer of property or goods, widely attested across Indo-European languages.
• -nna — ending · past participle
  Neuter past participle ending; marks the state resulting from the action (what has been given).

Analysis. The word carries the sense of 'that which has been given'; in the canon it denotes gift, donation, or alms (dāna), especially in the context of meritorious giving to the saṅgha.

Etymology. Root √dā (Sanskrit dā-, Indo-European *deh₃- 'to give'). Cognates: English do, Latin dare, Greek didōmi, Sanskrit dadāti. The past participle form dinna shows the regular Pali reduplication and ablaut of this ancient root.

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

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