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tiṭṭhati

pr 3rd sg of tiṭṭhati (verb)

1. stands
2. stays; lives (in)
3. remains; persists; lasts; lit. stands
4. exists; lit. stands

Built from

• tiṭ- — root · stand; be
  The reduplicating stem tiṭṭh- (from √thi/sthā) carries the image of being upright and fixed in place. Cognate with Latin stāre, Greek histánai (to place, stand), English stand, German stehen.
• -ati — ending · 3rd sg present
  The present indicative singular ending -ati marks the third person in primary tense, indicating an action or state occurring now.

Etymology. Root √thi (or √sthā in Sanskrit cognate forms) meaning 'to stand' or 'to be'; related to Sanskrit tiṣṭhati, Latin stāre ('to stand'), Greek stánai (stem of hístēmi 'to make stand'), English stand, and German stehen. The reduplication ti- reflects an old perfect or present-stem formation. The concrete image of standing grounds all extended senses: remaining in a place, enduring through time, and persisting in a state.

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

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