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samattā

samatta

masc nom pl of samatta (pp); fem nom sg of samatta (pp); fem nom pl of samatta (pp); nt nom pl of samatta (pp); …

1. completed; finished
2. perfect; consummate; faultless; lit. attained
3. conclusion; outcome; lit. reached
4. adopted; accepted; taken upon oneself; (comm) fulfilled; lit. taken together
5. equality, evenness, normal state

Etymology. saṃ + √ap + ta; from √ap 'reach, attain'; Sanskrit samāpta [samāp]

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

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