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paññāyethāti
paññāyati
3rd person singular present indicative of paññāyati; paññāyethāti is optative (3rd person singular, optative mood) + iti (quotative particle 'thus')
- paññāyati (pr): is clearly known; is evident; is perceived; there is; lit. is actively known
- paññāyati (pr): is allowed; is permitted (to); is known; lit. is actively known
- paññāyati (pr): is well known; is recognized (by); lit. is actively known
- paññāyati (pr): is manifested; lit. is actively known
- paññāyati (pr): happens (to); occurs (to); exists (for); lit. is actively known
- paññāyetha (opt): it would be apparent; it would be evident; it could be discerned; lit. it should be actively known
Built from
- pañ — root · know, perceive
The root of knowing; allied to Sanskrit prajñā and Greek *genḗ 'to know'. Here it surfaces as paññā in the nominal stem.
- ā — stem · toward, up to (causative/reflexive marker)
Forms a factitive or middle sense: 'be known', 'make oneself known'. Combined with the root to give paññā.
- -yati — ending · 3rd singular present
Denominative verb-forming suffix: turns the noun paññā into an active verb meaning 'is clearly known' or 'becomes evident'.
- -etha — ending · 3rd singular optative
Optative mood marker: shifts the verb from a fact (present) to a conditional supposition ('it would be known', 'it could be evident').
- iti — prefix · thus, so (quotative particle)
Clitic particle marking reported speech or an opinion being cited: 'it would be evident [thus they say]'.
Analysis. paññāyetha (optative 3rd sg.) + iti (quotative 'thus'), a reported optative expressing an indirect wish or supposition: 'it would be evident (so people say)'
Etymology. From paññā (wisdom, knowing clearly) + the verb-forming suffix -yati. Paññā itself derives from √pañ (to know, perceive), a root allied to Sanskrit prajñā (wisdom, knowledge), itself from pra- + jñā. The concrete image is 'knowing that goes forth' or 'knowing that stands out clearly'—the prefix pa- (forward, forth) makes the knowing active and manifest.