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samiñjite

samiñjita

nt acc pl of samiñjita (noun); nt loc sg of samiñjita (noun); masc acc pl of samiñjita (pp); nt acc pl of samiñjita (pp); …

1. bending back; folding back; flexing; lit. moved together
2. bent back; folded back; flexed back; lit. moved together

Built from

• sam — prefix · together
  Brings elements into one; here the sense becomes 'back together' as in folding. Cognate with English 'same', Greek homo-, Latin con-.
• iñj — root · bend, flex, move
  The verbal root underlying iñjati (to bend). Related to Sanskrit añjati; the concrete image is limbs or things brought into motion or flexed.
• ita — ending · past participle
  Marks the word as past participle (pp), expressing a completed action: 'bent' or 'flexed'. Agrees here in neuter or masculine and accusative plural or neuter locative singular.

Analysis. sam + iñjita: 'moved together' > 'bent back', the past participle of samiñjati (to bend or flex back), where the prefix sam- (together) combines with the root √añj (to move, bend) via iñjati (to bend or flex).

Etymology. sam- (together; cognate with English 'same', Latin similis) + √añj (to bend, move). The prefix sam- shows how 'together' becomes 'back and together' in the sense of flexing or folding; the root √añj is cognate with Sanskrit añjati (anoints, moves) and may connect to the Indo-European family of 'bend' and 'joint' words (English 'angle', Latin angulus). The concrete image is motion brought together or contracted back upon itself.

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

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