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samannesitabbo
samannesitabba
masc nom sg of samannesitabba (ptp)
- should be investigated; should be examined; should be scrutinized; lit. to be searched through
Built from
- sam — prefix · together, completely
Brings things into one; here intensifies the sense of thorough investigation. Works like Latin con- in creating completeness.
- an — prefix · not, without
Plain negation. Cognates: English un-, Greek a(n)- (atheist). Here creates a sense of thorough removal or exhaustive searching-out.
- nes — root · search, sift, investigate
Related to Sanskrit niskā (winnowing). The concrete image is sifting or separating grain from chaff—hence thorough examination.
- itabba — ending · should be (future passive participle)
Marks obligation or fitness for a future passive action: 'worthy to be searched', 'that should be investigated'. The -ta- marks passive voice and -bba marks future tense/necessity.
- o — ending · masc nom sg
Nominative singular masculine ending agreeing with a masculine noun or pronoun.
Analysis. sam + an + nesitabba: sam- (together, completely) + an- (not, without) + √nesat- (search, investigate) + -itabba (future passive participle suffix). The prefix sam- intensifies the negation an-, yielding 'thoroughly searched out' or 'to be searched through completely'.
Etymology. The root √nes (to search, winnow) is related to Sanskrit niskā and Greek nostos; sam + an reversal creates the sense of exhaustive investigation. The suffix -itabba is a future passive participle marker derived from -ta (past participle) + -bba (future marker).