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panetaṁ

paneti

3rd person singular present indicative active of paneti (or possibly optative subjunctive, depending on context); surface form panetaṁ shows nominative singular masculine agreement or accusative singular masculine of a gerund-like form

1. spreads
2. stretches out
3. extends

Built from

• pa — prefix · forth, forward
  Intensifies the following root; spatial sense of forward motion becomes the sense of putting forth or extending.
• nay/ne — root · lead, conduct, draw
  From a root meaning to lead or conduct; related to the idea of drawing out into space.
• e — ending · 3rd singular present
  Present tense, 3rd person singular active indicative, typical -e ending for thematic verbs in Pali.

Analysis. pa + √nay (lead, conduct) + -e (present 3rd singular). The prefix pa- (forward, forth) intensifies the root's sense of conducting or drawing out into extension.

Etymology. √nay, cognate with Latin navis 'ship' and English nay in the sense of 'deny' (something led away); the concrete sense is 'leads forward, draws out'. The prefix pa- carries its forward-and-forth imagery.

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

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