muttaṁ

mutta

neuter nominative/accusative singular past participle of mutti (or adjective)

freed, liberated
released, let loose
passed (of urine)

Built from

muc — root · release, free
The root carries the image of something flowing away or being let loose; in Buddhist doctrine, applied to liberation from the fetters of existence.
ta — ending · past participle
Forms the passive past participle, marking completion of the action: 'having been released' or 'freed'.

Analysis. mutta is the past participle of the verb muccati (to be released, freed); in the Canon it carries both the literal sense of physical release and the soteriological sense of liberation from saṁsāra.

Etymology. From √muc (to release, free), cognate with Latin mucus (something discharged) and English muck; the root's concrete sense of 'letting go' or 'discharging' extends to freedom from bondage.

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

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