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pahīyati
pr 3rd sg of pahīyati (verb)
- is abandoned; is given up; lit. is actively abandoned
- is sent; is delivered
- decreases; disappears
Built from
- pa — prefix · forth, forward
Intensifying prefix implying action that steps forth or is completed. Works like Latin pro- and English forth.
- hī — root · leave, abandon
The root sense is to open up or let go. Cognate with Sanskrit hiyate and related to Greek khaiō (to gape, open).
- ya — ending · passive marker
Passive suffix attached to roots, marking that the subject receives the action rather than performs it.
- ti — ending · 3rd singular present
Verb ending indicating third person singular in the present tense (indicative mood).
Etymology. pa- (forth, forward) + √hī (to leave, abandon). The prefix pa- intensifies the sense of the root: literally "leaves forth", hence "is abandoned" or "is given up". √hī is cognate with Sanskrit hiyate and Greek khaiō (to gape, open).