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imasmiṁ

ima

demonstrative pronoun, locative singular masculine

1. in this
2. at this
3. on this

Built from

• ima — root · this
  Demonstrative stem. Cognate with Latin is- (in iste 'that one') and English this; points to speaker's proximate space.
• -smiṁ — ending · locative singular
  Locative case ending marking location or time; -smin with anusvāra (nasal) assimilating the final -n before the pause or following consonant.

Analysis. ima- (demonstrative stem) + -smiṁ (locative singular ending, sandhi form of -smin)

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

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