‹ Back to the text
pasīdeyya
pasīdati
opt 3rd sg of pasīdati (verb)
- is bright; is calm; becomes clear; lit. settles foward
- gains confidence; is inspired; lit. settles foward
- is pleased; is happy; is appeased; lit. settles forward
- settles down; subsides; calms down (on); lit. settles forward
Built from
- pa — prefix · forward, forth
Intensifies the action of settling or clarifying, suggesting movement toward a definite state.
- sīd — root · settle, sink, subside
From Indo-European √sed- 'sit, settle'; cognates include English 'sit', Latin 'sedēre', Sanskrit 'sad-'. The image is of liquid or mind becoming still and clear as particles settle.
- ati — stem · settles (present stem)
Thematic verb stem, linking root to inflectional endings.
- yya — ending · optative
The -yya ending marks the optative mood, expressing possibility or wish; here, 'would become calm' or 'might settle'.
Etymology. pa- (forward, forth) + √sidati (settles, sinks down), literally 'settles forth'. The concrete image is of sediment or agitation settling forward into clarity; the root is related to Sanskrit √sad 'sit, settle', cognate with English 'sit' and Latin 'sedēre'. The prefix pa- intensifies the sense of settling into a resolved or tranquil state.