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noti

ahaṃ

indeclinable; contraction of na + iti

1. ahaṃ (pron): I
2. na (masc): (gram) negative prefix na
3. no (ind): no; not
4. no (ind): (adds a question mark) surely?; didn't?; isn't it?; definitely?
5. no (ind): then; now; indeed
6. no (pron): us (object)
7. no (pron): by us; with us
8. no (pron): for us; to us
9. …

Built from

• na — prefix · not, negation
  Plain negative particle. Cognate with Latin nē, Greek οὐ (ou), English no.
• iti — root · thus, so
  Quotative particle from √i 'go'; marks closure or boundary of utterance. The contraction creates emphatic negation.

Analysis. na (negative particle 'not') + iti (quotative/assertive particle 'thus, so'); the contraction noti marks emphatic negation or rhetorical denial, often used in interrogative contexts to strengthen a negative statement.

Etymology. na is the inherited Pali negative, cognate with Latin nē, Greek οὐ (ou), and English no. iti is the quotative particle meaning 'thus', from √i 'go', marking the boundary of speech or thought. Together they form a common emphatic negation in the canon.

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

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