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meti

ahaṃ

3rd person singular present indicative of meti (measures, ascertains)

1. ahaṃ (pron): I
2. ma (ve): (gram) ma; verbal ending of the present tense 1st person plural
3. ma (letter): (gram) letter m; 31st letter of the alphabet; nasal consonant
4. mā (fem): moon
5. mā (root): (gram) √mā (measure)
6. mi (ve): (gram) mi; verbal ending of the present tense 1st person singular
7. me (pron): myself; me (object)
8. me (pron): by me
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Built from

• mē — root · measure, ascertain
  The root expresses the concrete act of measuring or taking the measure of something. Cognates: Latin metior, Greek medon, English mete.
• ti — ending · 3rd person singular present
  The -ti ending marks the 3rd person singular present indicative active voice in Pali, indicating an ongoing action in the present tense.

Analysis. me + iti: 'me' (1st person singular pronoun used as reflexive) + iti (thus, so) — a construction expressing introspection or self-measurement; the form grammaticalizes into a verb of mental evaluation.

Etymology. √mē (measure, mete) is cognate with Latin metior (measure, mete out), Greek medon (measure), and English mete. The reflexive sense arises from the concrete image of measuring oneself or one's own state.

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

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