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majjhāraññaṁ

majjhāraññe

noun, locative singular neuter of majjhāraññe; occasionally nominative accusative forms occur as majjhāraññaṁ

1. deep wilderness
2. remote forest
3. uninhabited wilds

Built from

• majjhā — root · middle, midst
  Related to √majj (to plunge, immerse); the middle as the deepest point. Used adjectivally in compounds.
• araññe — stem · wilderness, forest
  From √ar (to wander); the place where one roams or wanders, far from inhabited land. Locative/nominative singular form of araññe (neuter noun).

Analysis. majjhā (middle, midst) + araññe (wilderness, forest); compound denoting the heart or deepest part of the forest, away from settled lands.

Etymology. araññe derives from Proto-Indo-European *er- (to wander, move, roam); cognate with English "err" and Latin "errāre" (to wander). The prefix majjhā (middle, from √majj- to plunge, immerse) fuses concrete spatial sense (the middle point reached by sinking in) into abstract location (the heart of wilderness).

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

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