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papatāmi

papatati

pr 1st sg of papatati (verb); imp 1st sg of papatati (verb)

1. falls; falls away (from); falls off; lit. falls forward
2. falls down; falls forward; falls off; falls (into)

Built from

• pa — prefix · forward, forth
  Intensifies the action of falling; concrete imagery of motion forward and downward.
• pat — root · fall, fly
  Cognate with Latin patēre (lie open, spread) and Greek piptein (fall); the root meaning is literal falling and flying motion.
• ati — ending · present 3rd singular / 1st singular active
  The -ati ending marks present indicative; in first person (used for both imperative and indicative here, depending on context) it shows the action as occurring now or as commanded.

Etymology. √pat (fall, fly) + prefix pa- (forward, forth). The root is cognate with Latin patēre (lie open, be exposed) and Greek piptein (fall); the prefix pa- adds the sense of falling forward or downward into a state. In the canon, often used metaphorically for moral descent: 'falls away from the Dhamma', 'falls into suffering'.

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

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