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phareyya

pharati

opt 3rd sg of pharati (verb)

1. pervades; suffuses; fills; extends (to somebody with something)
2. serves (as); is useful (for)
3. stretches out; draws out; goes on; extends (by)
4. is intent upon

Etymology. phara + ti; from √phar 'suffuse, pervade'; Sanskrit sphurati [sphar]

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

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