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iminā

ima

masc instr sg of ima (pron); nt instr sg of ima (pron)

1. ima (pron): this
2. iminā (pron): with this; by this

Built from

• i- — root · this (stem)
  Ancient demonstrative from Indo-European *i-, the basis of Latin is, iste, and English this. Used to point to something near the speaker or already mentioned.
• -m — stem · oblique base
  Forms the oblique stem ima- for all cases except the nominative singular ayaṁ.
• -inā — ending · instrumental singular
  The -n- is an epenthetic help-vowel between the stem and the instrumental ending -ā. Marks the agent performing an action or the means by which it is done: 'by this' or 'with this'.

Etymology. Indo-European demonstrative stem *i- (Latin is, iste; Greek hi-, ho; English this via *þ-); Pali ima is the oblique stem of ayaṁ (nominative masculine singular 'this'). The instrumental ending -ā (here -inā with epenthetic -n-) marks the agent or means of an action, as in 'by this means' or 'with this thing'.

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

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