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imissā
ima
fem dat sg of ima (pron); fem gen sg of ima (pron)
- ima (pron): this
- imissā (pron): of this
- imissā (pron): when this
Built from
- i — root · this
Demonstrative root cognate with Latin is (id 'it') and English it; the i- series marks proximity to the speaker.
- m — stem · stem formant
Thematic stem-building element that produces the inflectional base ima-.
- ā — ending · feminine
Feminine singular marker; marks the noun as feminine in agreement with the grammatical gender of the referent.
- ssā — ending · genitive/dative
Case ending expressing either possession (genitive 'of this') or indirect object/recipient (dative 'to/for this'); a fusion of sibilant markers characteristic of Pali oblique cases.
Etymology. Demonstrative pronoun from Indo-European *i-mo-, the root of 'this' seen also in Latin is, iste and English it. The feminine -ā ending marks the gender; the genitive and dative -ssā ending is the same Pali instrumental/locative marker that appears in kasmā 'why' (lit. 'from what').