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niggahessāmi

niggaheti

fut 1st sg of niggaheti (verb); fut 1st sg of niggahessati (verb)

1. niggaheti (pr): holds back; restrains; arrests; lit. holds down
2. niggaheti (pr): rebukes; lit. holds down
3. niggahessati (fut): will hold back; will restrain; lit. will hold down

Etymology. ni + gahe + ti; from √gah 'grasp'; Sanskrit nigrahīṣyati [nigrah]

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

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