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vādena

vāda

masc instr sg of vāda (adj); nt instr sg of vāda (adj); masc instr sg of vāda (noun)

1. holding a belief; having a doctrine
2. speech; statement; assertion; what is said
3. debate; argument; disputation
4. saying; mentioning
5. declaration; statement; assertion; claim
6. doctrine; religious belief; belief system

Built from

• vā — root · speak, say
  From PIE *we-dh- (to speak). Related to English word, Latin vōx (voice), and Sanskrit vad-. The root carries the sense of utterance and declaration.
• da — ending · abstraction, action
  The suffix -a nominalized the verbal root into a noun denoting the action or product of speaking: doctrine, statement, or debate. This is the productive primary nominal suffix in Pali, creating abstract nomina actionis from verb roots.

Etymology. From √vad (to speak, say). Sanskrit vāda, cognate with English word (OE word, from PIE *we-dh-, to speak or say), Latin vōx (voice). The root √vad means to utter, declare, or argue; vāda is the abstract noun denoting both the act of speaking and the content of what is spoken—whether a doctrine, opinion, or debate.

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

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