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patiṭṭhapeyya

patiṭṭhapeti

opt 3rd sg of patiṭṭhapeti (verb)

1. sets; places (on); lit. causes to stand back

Built from

• paṭi — prefix · back, against
  Gives direction and reinforces the sense of firm establishment. Related to Greek proti 'toward, against'.
• ṭhā — root · stand
  Common root; cognates include Sanskrit sthā and English stand, German stehen. The core image is vertical stability.
• pe — stem · causative marker
  Causative formation converting the intransitive ṭhā into a transitive verb meaning 'cause to stand'.
• yya — ending · optative
  3rd person singular optative ending, expressing wish, possibility, or exhortation in this context.

Analysis. paṭi + √ṭhā + causative -apeti; paṭi 'back, against' + ṭhā 'stand' gives the sense 'cause to stand back' or 'establish firmly', reinforced by the causative suffix.

Etymology. paṭi (back, against; Greek proti 'toward, against') + √ṭhā (stand; Sanskrit sthā, English stand, German stehen) + -apeti (causative suffix, 'cause to'). The prefix paṭi keeps its sense of fixing or stabilizing something in a solid position by setting it back or firmly in place.

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

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