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tibbā

tibba

masc nom pl of tibba (pp); fem nom sg of tibba (pp); fem nom pl of tibba (pp); nt nom pl of tibba (pp); …

1. sharp; piercing; acute
2. intense; keen; acute; lit. sharp
3. agony; torture; suffering; lit. sharp
4. dense; thick; dark

Etymology. √tij > tib + ta; from √tij 'be sharp, be hot'; Sanskrit tigma, tīvra [tij]

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

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