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sambahulehi

sambahula

masc instr pl of sambahula (adj); nt instr pl of sambahula (adj); masc abl pl of sambahula (adj); nt abl pl of sambahula (adj)

1. many; numerous; plenty of; lit. lots together

Built from

• sam — prefix · together, collective
  Brings things into one. Cognates: English same, Latin similis; works like Latin con-.
• bahula — root · much, abundant
  Related to Sanskrit bahu 'many'. The concrete image is of things swollen or grown to fullness.
• -hi — ending · instr/abl plural
  Instrumental or ablative plural ending for masculine and neuter adjectives, marking the case and number of the inflected form.

Analysis. sam + bahula: 'together' + 'much, abundant' — things gathered together in quantity, hence 'many' or 'lots'.

Etymology. sam (together, collective, from PIE *sem- 'one, together'; cognates: English same, Latin similis) + bahula (much, abundant; perhaps related to Sanskrit bahu 'many', from PIE *bhe- 'to grow, swell'). The prefix sam- conveys collectedness: many things brought into one mass or group.

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

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