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pahīyetha
pahīyati
reflx opt 3rd sg of pahīyati (verb); opt 2nd pl of pahīyati (verb)
- is abandoned; is given up; lit. is actively abandoned
- is sent; is delivered
- decreases; disappears
Built from
- pa — prefix · forth, forward
Prefix signifying forward motion or intensification; here, giving forth or away. Related to Latin pro- and Greek pro-.
- hī — root · abandon, leave
Root meaning to abandon or relinquish; cognate with Sanskrit √hī. The concrete sense is letting go or releasing from one's grasp.
- ya — stem · passive/reflective marker
Thematic element forming the middle/passive verbal stem, marking the subject as undergoing or affected by the action.
- the — ending · optative 2nd plural
Optative mood ending in second person plural; expresses wish, possibility, or polite command directed to a group of agents.
Etymology. pa- (forward, forth) + √hī (to abandon, leave behind), a root cognate with Sanskrit √hī and Greek χείρ (cheír, 'hand' in the sense of relinquishing); the prefix pa- gives the sense of giving forth, relinquishing completely. The reflective voice marks the subject as affected by the action of abandoning.