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tesaṃ

ta

masc dat pl of ta (pron); nt dat pl of ta (pron); masc gen pl of ta (pron); nt gen pl of ta (pron)

1. ta (pron): that
2. tesaṃ (pron): for them; to them; to those
3. tesaṃ (pron): their; of these; of them; of those
4. tesaṃ (pron): when they; when these

Built from

• te — root · that (oblique stem)
  The demonstrative pronoun root *to- ("that, the") in its oblique/weak stem form te-, used before case endings. Cognate with English "the", "that", Sanskrit tat-.
• saṃ — ending · dative/genitive plural marker
  The combined dative and genitive plural ending -saṃ (also spelled -sānaṃ in some contexts), here fused with the stem to mark both dative ("for, to") and genitive ("of") relations in the plural. The -m is the accusative-like accusative marker for neuter plurals.

Etymology. From Indo-European *to-, the demonstrative root underlying English "the", "that", "those"; Sanskrit tat, tad; Greek to, ta. The Pali ta is the oblique stem of this ancient deictic pronoun.

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

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