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imā

ima

fem nom pl of ima (pron); fem acc pl of ima (pron)

1. ima (pron): this
2. imā (pron): these

Built from

• im- — root · this (proximal)
  Demonstrative root meaning 'near the speaker'. Cognate with Latin is, Greek outos (this), English this, Sanskrit idam — all from the Indo-European proximal *i-mo-.
• -ā — ending · feminine nominative/accusative plural
  Marks feminine gender and plural number in nominative and accusative cases, functioning in both cases due to syncretism in the first declension.

Etymology. From Indo-European *i-mo-, the proximal demonstrative stem, cognate with Latin is (this, that), English this, and Sanskrit idam. The feminine ending -ā marks plural agreement in nominative and accusative cases.

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

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