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santi

atthi

pr 3rd pl of atthi (verb); fem voc sg of santa (prp); fem nom sg of santi (noun); fem voc sg of santi (noun)

1. atthi (pr): there is; there exists
2. sa (pron): own; one's own; one's own possession
3. sa (adj): self-; personal-
4. sa (letter): (gram) letter s; 36th letter of the alphabet; dental consonant
5. sa (masc): dog
6. santa (prp): existing; being; there is
7. santa (prp): being present; attending
8. santa (masc): virtuous man; good person; wise person; sage
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Built from

• sant- — root · being; existing
  From √as 'to be'; the present participle stem, expressing the state of existence or presence. Cognate with Sanskrit sat-, Greek on- (being, entity).
• -i — ending · feminine nominative singular
  Feminine nominative singular ending; marks the noun as feminine and principal subject of the clause.

Analysis. Nominalized from santa (pres. part. of atthi 'to be'), meaning literally 'being' or 'that which is'; also analyzed as saṃ + iti 'together + going/being', suggesting coming together into stillness.

Etymology. From √as 'to be' (atthi, āsi, bhavissati in weak grades); cognate with Sanskrit asti, Greek esti, Latin est. The nominal form santi (being, peace) reflects the noun of state from the present participle santa. The prefix saṃ- (together, completeness) may be present etymologically in the sense of 'collected being' or tranquility.

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

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