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dissanti

dissati

pr 3rd pl of dissati (verb); fut 3rd pl of deti (verb)

1. dissati (pr): is seen; is observed; is manifest
2. dissati (pr): seems; lit. is seen
3. dissati (pr): appears; lit. is seen
4. dissati (pr): sees
5. deti (pr): gives; donates; offers; hands (to)
6. deti (pr): allows; permits (to); accepts; lit. gives
7. deti (pr): sets on fire; sets alight (to); lit. gives
8. deti (pr): (of work) assigns; puts in charge of; lit. gives
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Built from

• dis — root · see, perceive
  The root meaning 'to see' or 'point out'. Cognate with Sanskrit dṛś and Indo-European *deik- (show, point), seen in English 'diction' and Latin dīcere.
• ati — ending · 3rd plural
  The ending -ati marks 3rd person singular present, while -anti marks 3rd person plural. Here dissanti is the plural form of the present indicative.

Etymology. From √dis (to see, perceive), cognate with Sanskrit dṛś- and Indo-European *deik- (to show, point; English 'diction', 'indicate', Latin dīcere). The root imagery is of pointing out or showing forth what is visible.

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

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