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vadāmi
vadati
pr 1st sg of vadati (verb); imp 1st sg of vadati (verb)
- vadati (pr): says; speaks; tells (to)
- vadati (pr): disputes; argues; debates; lit. speaks
- vadati (pr): (of a musical instrument) plays; makes sound; lit. speaks
- vadati (pr): advises; instructs; lit. speaks
- vadati (pr): (of a text) says; means; lit. speaks
- vadāmi (pr): I say; I speak; I tell
Built from
- vad — root · speak, say
From PIE *wed- 'to speak', seen also in Latin vādēs. The root's concrete imagery is 'making sound with the mouth', which extends to 'uttering words', 'speaking', and 'disputing'.
- a — ending · 1st singular present
The thematic vowel -a- belongs to the present stem; -mi is the 1st singular ending. Together vad-a-mi forms 'I speak'.
- mi — ending · 1st singular
Primary ending marking 1st person singular active indicative in the present tense.
Etymology. From Proto-Indo-European *wed- 'to speak', cognate with Latin vādēs 'pledge' and possibly English word. The root appears in Sanskrit vadati with the same meaning. In Pali compounds and derivatives, vad- carries the concrete sense of 'making sound' or 'uttering', which extends to 'speaking, saying, arguing, advising'.