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mettāya

metta

fem instr sg of metta (adj); masc dat sg of metta (adj); fem dat sg of metta (adj); nt dat sg of metta (adj); …

1. metta (adj): friendly; benevolent; kind
2. metta (nt): goodwill (towards); friendliness (to); kindness (to)
3. mettā (fem): goodwill (towards); friendliness (to); benevolence (for)
4. mettāyati (pr): has goodwill towards; is kind (to)
5. mettāyanta (prp): feeling friendly
6. mettāyi (aor): felt friendly

Etymology. √mitt > mett + *a; from √mitt 'be friendly'; Sanskrit mitriya [mith]

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

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