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nisinnomhīti

nisīdati

1st person singular present indicative of nisīdati; the form nisinnomhīti appears to be a non-standard or scribal variant for nisīdāmi 'I sit down', possibly reflecting dialect or textual corruption

1. sits down
2. settles
3. takes a seat

Built from

• ni — prefix · down, into
  The spatial sense of descent: one moves downward and into a seated position. Cognates: English nether, German nieder.
• sad — root · sit
  The fundamental action of seating oneself. Cognates: Sanskrit sad-, Latin sedēre, English sit.
• -ti — ending · 3rd singular present
  Standard present-tense ending, though the form nisinnomhīti may represent a non-standard conjugation or textual variant of the 1st person singular.

Analysis. ni- (down, into) + √sad (sit), with -ti ending. The prefix ni- reverses the direction of sitting, emphasizing the downward motion of settling.

Etymology. From ni + √sad (to sit). Compare Sanskrit sad-, Latin sedēre, English sit. The prefix ni- (down, into) adds the sense of settling or descending into a position. Related: nisīdana (sitting down), nisidittha (sat down).

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

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