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tīre

tīra

nt acc pl of tīra (noun); nt loc sg of tīra (noun); reflx imp 1st sg of tīreti (verb); opt 3rd sg of tīreti (verb); …

1. tīra (nt): shore; riverbank; beach
2. tīreti (pr): settles; concludes; completes
3. tīreti (pr): investigates; examines; scrutinizes (something as)

Etymology. √tir > tīr + *a; from √tir 'cross'; Sanskrit tīra [tṝ]

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

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