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imissāyeva

ima

pronoun, locative singular feminine + emphatic particle

1. ima (pron): this
2. imissā (pron): of this
3. imissā (pron): when this

Built from

• ima — root · this
  Proximal demonstrative pronoun, pointing to what is near or present to the speaker. Cognate with Latin is (ille 'that') and distantly with English 'this'.
• issā — ending · locative singular feminine
  Locative case-ending on the feminine form of the demonstrative, marking location or temporal circumstance ('in/at this').
• eva — root · just, precisely
  Emphatic particle that pins focus to the preceding word, making the reference pointedly specific rather than general. Cognate with Sanskrit eva.

Analysis. imissā (locative singular feminine of ima 'this') + eva (emphatic particle 'just, precisely, exactly'), emphasizing location or circumstance: 'precisely in this'.

Etymology. ima is the proximal demonstrative pronoun (pointing to what is near the speaker), from Indo-European *i-mo- (related to Latin is, English this via different stems); eva is an emphatic particle meaning 'just' or 'only', cognate with Sanskrit eva and ultimately from the root *h₂ewǵ- (to turn, whence also 'own' and 'very').

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

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