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tadubhayampi

tadubhaya

adjective, nominative singular or accusative singular neuter + enclitic api

1. both of those

Built from

• tad- — prefix · that
  Demonstrative pronoun stem; points to a pair of entities previously mentioned or contextually determined.
• ubhaya — stem · both
  From Indic *ubhau, shared with Sanskrit ubhau and cognate with Greek ampho- and Latin ambo (English 'ambo' in liturgics). Conveys the sense of a pair taken together.
• api — prefix · also, even
  Enclitic particle that attaches to the preceding word; adds emphasis or universalizing force ('both of those even', i.e., without exception).

Analysis. tadubhaya (tad- + ubhaya, 'that + both') + api ('also, even'), yielding 'both of those things even' or simply 'both of those'; the -m in surface form tadubhayaṃ is the accusative neuter singular marker before api.

Etymology. tad- from demonstrative pronoun ta- (Sanskrit tat, Latin iste, English that); ubhaya 'both' from Indic ubhau (Sanskrit ubhau), cognate with Greek ampho- and Latin ambo (both). The compound tad-ubhaya literally 'that-both' denotes 'both of those' by treating the pair as a single referent.

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

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