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sammadeva

samma

indeclinable (emphatic particle form)

1. samma (nt): cymbal
2. sammadeva (sandhi): thoroughly; completely; properly
3. sammadeva (sandhi): rightly; correctly; truly
4. sammanta (prp): living; residing (in); lit. being calmed
5. sammā (ind): completely; thoroughly; fully; totally
6. sammā (ind): perfectly; rightly; correctly; properly
7. sammā (ind): proper; right; correct; perfect

Built from

• sam — prefix · together, completely
  Spatial root: things brought into one unified whole. Works like Latin con- or English same.
• mā — ending · adverbial marker
  Forms an indeclinable adverb from the prefix, marking manner and degree.
• eva — prefix · indeed, very
  Emphatic particle (Sanskrit eva) that intensifies and focuses the preceding word, marking certainty and emphasis.

Analysis. sammā + eva; sammā (adverb from sam-) + eva (emphatic particle 'indeed, very') = 'rightly indeed', 'thoroughly precisely'.

Etymology. sammā from sam- (together, completely) + -ā (adverbial ending). Sam- cognate with English 'same', Latin similis, Greek homo-; the prefix carries concrete imagery of things brought into one, unified, hence the sense of completeness and rightness that attends proper gathering. Eva is an emphatic particle (cognate with Sanskrit eva) intensifying the preceding word.

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

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