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sā

ta

fem nom sg of ta (pron); masc nom pl of sa (letter); masc instr sg of sa (letter); masc abl sg of sa (letter); …

1. ta (pron): that
2. sa (pron): own; one's own; one's own possession
3. sa (adj): self-; personal-
4. sa (letter): (gram) letter s; 36th letter of the alphabet; dental consonant
5. sa (masc): dog
6. sā (pron): she; that; it

Etymology. From PIE *so- (demonstrative), cognate with Sanskrit sā, Latin is/ea, Greek ho (article), English that, German der/die/das. The feminine nominative singular sā derives from the same root as masculine sa, with the -ā ending marking feminine gender.

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

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