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rosenti

roseti

pr 3rd pl of roseti (verb)

1. angers; irritates; annoys; infuriates; lit. causes to be angry

Built from

• ros — root · anger, rage
  The root carries the sense of roiling or burning emotion. Cognate with Sanskrit rosas.
• e — ending · 3rd person plural present indicative
  The active voice thematic vowel marking the 3rd person plural present tense.

Etymology. From √ros (to be angry, rage), cognate with Sanskrit rosas (anger, wrath). The root conveys the sensory image of heat, intensity, or roiling—akin to Latin ardēre (burn) in the abstract sense of emotional intensity. The causative suffix -eti marks it as a transitive verb: 'causes to be angry.'

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

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