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gotamanti

gotama

nominative plural masculine (or indeclinable particle + 3rd plural present)

1. family name of the Buddha; lit. of the Gotama clan
2. name of an arahant monk; lit. of the Gotama clan
3. name of an arahant monk; lit. of the Gotama clan
4. name of an arahant monk; lit. of the Gotama clan

Analysis. gotama + enti (nominative plural ending, or 3rd sg./pl. present of atthi 'is'); alternatively gotamaṃ + iti 'the word/name Gotama' (quotative particle marking direct speech or nominal reference).

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

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