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ime

ima

masc nom pl of ima (pron); nt nom pl of ima (pron); masc acc pl of ima (pron); nt acc pl of ima (pron)

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

Etymology. From the Indo-European root *i- (pointing demonstrative); Sanskrit ayam, Greek houtos, Latin is, English he. The *i- base appears in many Indo-European pronouns marking deixis toward the speaker.

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

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