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labheyya

labhati

opt 3rd sg of labhati (verb)

1. gets; receives; obtains (something for)
2. is possible; is permissible; is allowable
3. gets through (to somebody); makes (somebody) understand; lit. gets

Built from

• labh — root · seize, obtain
  An ancient root expressing grasping or taking hold. The spatial image of seizing persists in abstract uses: 'to obtain understanding' is to seize or grasp it mentally.
• e — ending · optative thematic vowel
  The thematic vowel e marks the optative mood, expressing wish, permission, or possibility.
• yya — ending · 3rd singular optative
  Suffix marking third-person singular optative; the geminate yy arises from contraction after the thematic vowel.

Etymology. Root √labh, cognate with Sanskrit labh, English *leap (the underlying image of grasping, seizing in motion). The optative expresses what may or should be obtained—possibility or permission.

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

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