Pāli Dictionary

a1

Part of speech

indeclinable


general

  • prefix: shortened form of ā before a doubled consonant (e.g. ā-kosati > akkosati)


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a2

Part of speech

indeclinable


general

  • verbal augment: a- prefixed to some aorist, imperfect and conditional forms (e.g. akāsi 'he did')


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a3

Part of speech

indeclinable


general

  • negative prefix: not-, un-, -less; attached to nouns/adjectives/participles (e.g. a-kusala 'unwholesome')


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a4

Part of speech

indeclinable


general

  • (grammar) the thematic vowel/conjugational sign -a- marking present-tense stems of bhū-class (1st conjugation) verbs, e.g. bhū + a + ti → bhavati


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ā

approximate

Part of speech

indeclinable


general

  • prefix marking intensification, or direction 'back, hither, here'


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