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sappuriso

sappurisa

masc nom sg of sappurisa (noun)

1. good man; moral man; virtuous man; superior man
2. arahant; awakened being

Built from

• saṁ — prefix · together
  Brings things into one unified whole; the spatial sense of gathering together grounds the meaning of integration and completeness in character.
• purisa — root · man
  From Sanskrit puruṣa, likely related to pur- (to fill); denotes a man or person, often one of standing or substance.

Analysis. saṁ + purisa: sa + purisa ("with man"), lit. "man together (with virtue)", i.e. a man brought into unity with moral excellence, standing complete in virtue.

Etymology. Sanskrit sappuruṣa. The prefix sam- ("together, completely") conveys the spatial image of gathering into one whole; purisa (Sk. puruṣa) is of uncertain Indo-European origin but cognate with Sanskrit pur- (to fill, make full), suggesting a sense of completeness or wholeness in the person. In the Pali canon, sappurisa denotes both the virtuous layperson and the enlightened arahant—one who is "whole", without fragmentation of mind.

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

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