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purimaṁ

purima

accusative singular masculine of purima (adjective)

1. former, previous
2. earlier in time
3. front, forward

Built from

• pur — root · before, in front
  Spatial root meaning 'forward' or 'earlier in time'; cognate with English 'fore', 'first', and Latin 'pro-'.
• ima — ending · belonging to, -most
  Suffix forming relational and ordinal adjectives; marks 'the one pertaining to that position or time'.
• ṁ — ending · accusative singular masculine
  Case and number ending marking the word as direct object or oblique dependent in this clause.

Analysis. purima is a relative adjective formed from pura (before, in front of) with the suffix -ima (superlative/ordinal marker). The accusative singular masculine ending -ṁ marks the object of a transitive verb or the complement of a preposition.

Etymology. From pura 'before, in front of' (related to Sanskrit pura-, purā; cognate with English 'fore', 'first', Latin 'pro-' forward). The suffix -ima creates relational adjectives denoting 'belonging to that time/place'.

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

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