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sattāhaṁ

sattaha

accusative singular neuter, or adverbial form; from satta 'seven' + aha 'day'

1. seven days
2. a week

Built from

• satta — root · seven
  Cardinal numeral from PIE *septṃ; cognate to Latin septem and English seven.
• aha — root · day
  A day's span; related to Sanskrit aha and possibly cognate to Greek aí, the passage of time.
• ṁ — ending · accusative/adverbial
  Marks either the accusative singular object or forms an adverbial expression of duration or location in time.

Analysis. satta (seven) + aha (day) in accusative/adverbial construction, typically in locative phrases like sattāhaṁ (for seven days)

Etymology. satta from Indo-European *septṃ (cognates: Latin septem, Greek hepta, English seven); aha from Indo-European *aǵh- (day, related to Sanskrit aha and cognate to Greek achós 'grief, distress' as a day's duration)

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

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