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sabbattha

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1. sabbattha (ind): everywhere; every place
2. sabbattha (ind): in every way; in every respect; entirely
3. sabbattha (ind): (gram) in all cases; in all instances
4. sabbatthā (masc): all cases; all matters; all things

Built from

• sabba — root · all, every
  From PIE *sol- 'whole'; the concrete image is of something unified and complete. Cognate: Latin solidus 'solid', English 'sole', 'solemn'.
• -ttha — ending · locative; in, at
  Frozen case suffix from √sthā 'stand', originally marking location or position ('standing in/at'). Cognate: English 'stead', 'steadfast'; Latin stāre 'stand'.

Analysis. sabba- (all, every) + -ttha (locative/ablative suffix, originally indicating place or relation); a frozen case form meaning 'in all places/ways/respects'. The suffix -ttha is cognate with Sanskrit -stha and related to the root √sthā 'stand' (English 'stead', 'steadfast'), originally denoting location or position.

Etymology. From sabba 'all, every' (from Proto-Indo-European *sol- 'whole', cognate with Latin solidus, English 'sole') + locative/ablative -ttha suffix (from √sthā 'stand', cognate with English 'stead', Latin stāre). The spatial sense of 'standing in' or 'being at' all places/ways has generalized to mean 'in every respect, entirely'.

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

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