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nisinnaṁ

nisīdati

nominative singular masculine past participle (nisinna), contracted with enclitic -ṁ (nisinnaṁ)

1. sitting
2. seated
3. having sat down

Built from

• ni — prefix · down, into
  Spatial prefix meaning downward motion; cognate with English nether, German nieder. Here it emphasizes the descent into sitting.
• sid — root · sit, settle
  Cognate with English sit, Latin sedēre. The root's imagery is that of settling or establishing oneself in a place.
• -inna — ending · past participle
  Forms a participial adjective (nominative singular masculine -inna); here contracted with enclitic -ṁ. Marks completed action with resultant state.

Analysis. ni- (down, into) + √sad (sit) + -inna (past participle); nisinna denotes the state of having seated oneself downward.

Etymology. √sad is cognate with English sit, German sitzen, Latin sedēre (sedentary). The prefix ni- (down, into) carries its spatial sense of descent and settling: to sit is to descend into a seated position.

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

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