phītā

phīta

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

successful; wealthy; prosperous; lit. got fat

Built from

phī — root · swell, grow fat
The concrete image of the body swelling with nourishment grounds the abstract sense of prosperity. Shared root with Sanskrit phīta-, Greek phaíō.
ta — ending · past participle
Marks completed action; here, the state achieved by swelling or flourishing. Agrees with the noun it modifies in gender and number.

Etymology. From √phī (to swell, grow fat); cognate with Sanskrit phīta-, Greek phaíō (appear, seem bright), and English fat via Indo-European *pei- (swell, be fat). The literal sense 'got fat' metaphorically extends to prosperity and flourishing.

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

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