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nisīdi

aor 3rd sg of nisīdi (verb); aor 2nd sg of nisīdi (verb)

1. sat (on); sat down (in)
2. sank emotionally; became disheartened; lit. sank down

Built from

• ni — prefix · down, into
  Spatial prefix indicating downward motion or internalization. Cognate with English nether, German nieder.
• sīd — root · sit, sink
  Root denoting sitting or sinking, both literal and metaphorical. Cognate with English sit, German sitzen.
• i — ending · aorist 3rd singular
  Aorist marker forming the perfective past tense, third person singular.

Etymology. ni- (down, into) + √sīd (sit, sink), literally 'sat down into'; cognates with English sit, German sitzen, Sanskrit ā-sīdati. The prefix ni- reverses or grounds the motion downward, while sīd conveys both physical sitting and the metaphorical sense of sinking in spirit.

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

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