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tasmimpi

ta

demonstrative pronoun, locative singular + api (particle); contracted in sandhi to tasmimpi

1. ta (pron): that
2. ta (letter): (gram) letter t; 24th letter of the alphabet; dental sibilant
3. tasmiṃ (pron): in that; in that person
4. tasmiṃ (pron): when that
5. tasmiṃ (pron): (gram) before that
6. tasmiṃ (pron): in that case; in that situation
7. tasmiṃ (pron): under that; under him
8. tasmi (pron): in that; in that person

Built from

• ta — root · that
  Demonstrative pronoun of distal deixis (pointing away). Cognate with English 'that', Latin 'iste', Greek 'to'.
• smiṃ — ending · locative singular
  Locative case marker -min (with variant -mhi), showing location or time reference. Marks the oblique case relation 'in that, at that'.
• pi — prefix · even, also
  Enclitic particle added for emphasis or generalization. Often contracts with preceding vowels in sandhi; here the ṃ + a coalesces into pi.

Analysis. tasmiṃ (locative singular of ta, 'in that') + api ('even, also, moreover') — compounded and contracted by sandhi rules: the final ṃ of tasmiṃ and initial a of api blend into pi.

Etymology. ta descends from PIE *to- (demonstrative), cognate with English 'that', Latin 'iste', Greek 'to'. The locative case ending -min(i) parallels Sanskrit -min and reflects the ancient locative-dative merger. api ('also, even') is an enclitic particle of unclear origin, used to add emphasis or generality to the preceding word.

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

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