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pasāreyya
pasāreti
opt 3rd sg of pasāreti (verb)
- pasāreti (pr): stretches out; straightens; extends; lit. causes to go forward
- pasāreyya (opt): could stretch out; could straighten; could extend; lit. could cause to go forward
- pasāreti (pr): puts on display; offers for sale (in); lit. causes to go forward
Built from
- pa — prefix · forward, forth
Spatial prefix meaning forward or out ahead, here extending the root's sense of motion into the act of stretching or spreading something out.
- sār — root · move, go
Root meaning movement or going; the causative sāreti means to cause to move or go. Related to Sanskrit sṛ.
- e — stem · causative
Causative stem formant, turning the root into a transitive verb: 'to cause to move' becomes 'to stretch out' or 'to extend'.
- yya — ending · optative
Optative ending for 3rd singular, expressing possibility or wish: 'could stretch out' or 'would stretch out'.
Analysis. pa- (forward) + sāreti (causes to move), literally 'causes to go forward'; used of spreading out, offering for display.
Etymology. pa- (forward, forth) + √sṛ (move, go), cognate with Sanskrit sara- (movement) and English 'sere' (withered, suggesting motion away). The prefix pa- gives the sense of motion that steps forth or extends outward.