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saddhāya

saddha

fem instr sg of saddha (adj); masc dat sg of saddha (adj); fem dat sg of saddha (adj); nt dat sg of saddha (adj); …

1. saddha (adj): faithful; confident; believing; devoted; trusting; lit. placing the heart
2. saddha (adj): credulous; gullible; lit. placing the heart
3. saddha (masc): name of a monk; lit. placing the heart
4. saddha (masc): name of a monk; son of Sudatta; lit. placing the heart
5. saddhā (fem): faith; belief; trust (in); lit. putting heart
6. saddhā (fem): confidence; assurance; conviction (in); lit. putting heart
7. saddhā (fem): (romantic) devotion; love; lit. supporting the heart
8. saddha (nt): food offered to ancestors; lit. placing the heart

Etymology. sad + √dhā + ā + a; from √dhā 'place, support'; Sanskrit śraddha [śraddhā]

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

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