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paññāpetuṁ

paññāpeti

infinitive (accusative gerund) of paññāpeti, causative present stem; surface form paññāpetuṁ is the infinitive ending -tuṁ

1. to make known
2. to declare
3. to teach
4. to establish

Built from

• paññā — stem · wisdom, knowledge
  Feminine noun derived from √pañ- 'to know'; forms the semantic object of the causative — one causes this to arise.
• pe — stem · make, cause
  Causative infix deriving from √apeti; indicates bringing about an action or state in another.
• tuṁ — ending · to, in order to
  Infinitive (accusative gerund) ending; marks purpose or result, converting the finite verb into a nominal form used after permissive, causative, or modal verbs.

Analysis. paññā (feminine noun, 'wisdom, understanding') + peti (causative stem of √apeti 'to make, cause'). Literally 'to cause wisdom to arise' or 'to make known'.

Etymology. Derivation: paññā (related to Sanskrit prajñā 'wisdom, knowledge') + causative suffix -peti. The root √pañ- (to know, understand) underlies paññā. The causative morpheme -peti marks the transition from simple action to bringing about a state or knowledge in another.

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

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