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paṭisevato

paṭisevanta

masc dat sg of paṭisevanta (prp); nt dat sg of paṭisevanta (prp); masc gen sg of paṭisevanta (prp); nt gen sg of paṭisevanta (prp)

1. practising; indulging; engaging (in)
2. using; making use (of)

Built from

• paṭi — prefix · back, against
  Spatial prefix meaning back or in return; here intensifies the verbal sense of 'serving toward' or 'attending to'. Cognate with Greek proti/pros.
• sev — root · serve, attend
  Root meaning to serve or attend to someone or something. Related to Sanskrit sevate and Latin servio.
• a — stem · stem formant
  Thematic vowel that marks the present stem class.
• nta — ending · present participle
  Participial ending marking the present tense and agreeing with the noun it modifies in case, number, and gender.

Analysis. paṭi- (back, against) + sevati (serves, attends to) — 'serving back toward', attending to or engaging with something repeatedly.

Etymology. paṭi- prefix 'back, against' (Greek proti/pros); √sev- 'to serve, attend' (cognate with Sanskrit sevate, Latin servio 'serve'); the prefix gives the sense of turning toward something persistently rather than away from it.

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

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