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mettassa

metta

masc dat sg of metta (adj); nt dat sg of metta (adj); masc gen sg of metta (adj); nt gen sg of metta (adj); …

  1. friendly; benevolent; kind
  2. goodwill (towards); friendliness (to); kindness (to)

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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