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hareyyunti
harati
3rd person plural optative
- carries; carries away; takes away (something from)
- takes; steals; robs; lit. carries
- brings; offers; lit. carries
- goes out with the theme of meditation in mind; lit. carries
- (of a view) continues; carries on; sustains; lit. carries
Built from
- ha — root · carry, seize
PIE *gʰer- 'grasp, seize'; shows in Latin gerō 'carry' and Greek χαίρω 'take hold of, rejoice'.
- re — ending · 3rd plural optative
The optative mood particle -e- marks potential or wished action; -yun- is the plural marker for third person.
- yyun — ending · 3rd person plural
Combined optative plural marker; -yun- (or -un-) forms the third person plural in the optative mood.
- ti — ending · particle
Enclitic particle often appearing at clause boundaries or in metrical contexts; here part of the optative formation or added for metrical lengthening.
Analysis. hareyyuṃ + iti
Etymology. From PIE *gʰer- 'to grasp, seize'; cognate with Greek χαίρω (chairō) 'rejoice' (originally 'grasp, take hold'), Latin gerō 'carry, bear', and English 'garner'. The root's concrete sense of grasping or taking hold extends to carrying and removing.