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nijjiṇṇaṁ

nijjina

accusative singular masculine past participle of nijjinati

1. worn out
2. exhausted
3. consumed

Built from

• nis — prefix · out, away
  Directional prefix indicating removal or completeness. Cognate with Sanskrit nis-.
• jin — root · conquer, wear away
  Root meaning to overcome or wear down; cognate with Latin vincere.
• ṇa — ending · past participle
  Masculine nominalized ending creating the past participle form.

Analysis. nis- (out, away) + √jin (conquer, wear away): the sense is of wearing away completely or being utterly consumed.

Etymology. √jin is cognate with Latin vincere 'to conquer, overcome'; the prefix nis- (out, away) intensifies the root sense of wearing down or defeating. The compound thus denotes complete exhaustion or depletion.

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

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