imepi

ima

pronoun, nominative plural masculine (or neuter)

ima (pron): this
ime (pron): these

Built from

ime — stem · these
Nominative plural form of ima (this), the proximal demonstrative pronoun. Points to items near the speaker.
api — prefix · even, also
Emphatic particle meaning 'even, too, as well'. Adds emphasis or inclusion to the preceding word; derived from √ap (attain, reach), where 'reaching up to' became emphatic force.

Analysis. ime (plural of ima, 'these') + api (emphatic particle 'even, also'), bringing together or emphasizing a group of items

Etymology. ima descends from Indo-European *i-mo- (this, here); cognates include English 'it' and German 'ihm'. The root *i- appears in Latin 'is' (he, that one) and Greek 'ho' (the). The emphatic particle api (meaning 'even, also') derives from the root √ap (to reach, attain), its original sense 'reaching up to' becoming emphatic force.

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

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