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paricitā

paricita

masc nom pl of paricita (pp); fem nom sg of paricita (pp); fem nom pl of paricita (pp); nt nom pl of paricita (pp); …

1. practised; rehearsed; consolidated; familiarized; lit. gathered all around
2. nurtured; consolidated; fortified; strengthened; built up (by); lit. gathered all around
3. contacted (by); met (with); familiar (with); lit. gathered all around

Built from

• pari — prefix · around, completely
  Expresses the sense of things gathered all the way round, implying thoroughness and completion.
• ci — root · gather, collect
  √ci means to bring together, accumulate. Cognate with Latin cieo 'rouse, set in motion'.
• ta — ending · past participle
  The -ta suffix marks the past participle, indicating a state achieved through the action of gathering: 'that which has been gathered (all around)'.

Analysis. pari- (around, all the way round) + √ci (gather, collect, accumulate). The prefix pari- expresses completeness and roundedness: things gathered all around, hence thoroughly collected, practiced, or familiarized through repeated engagement.

Etymology. √ci is cognate with Latin cieo 'to set in motion, rouse' and English 'cite' (from causative). The prefix pari- (Greek peri-, Latin peri-) carries the sense of fullness and completion achieved through circumambient gathering or repetition.

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

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