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ādiyo
ādi
fem nom pl of ādi (adj); fem acc pl of ādi (adj); fem voc pl of ādi (adj); masc nom sg of ādiya (ptp); …
- ādi (adj): first; initial; starting with
- ādi (adj): fundamental; essential (to); lit. beginning with
- ādiya (ptp): blameworthy; reproachable; lit. to be pointed out
- ādiyi (aor): took; grabbed; picked up
- ādiyi (aor): stole
- ādiyi (aor): accepted; approved; lit. took
Built from
- ā — prefix · toward, up to
Reverses or completes verbal action; the concrete sense of direction toward the speaker underpins its use in completing processes and bringing things into view.
- dī — root · point out, show
Proto-Indo-European *deik- (to show, point). Related to Sanskrit dīyate (is shown) and distantly to Latin dīcere (speak, say, literally 'make visible through utterance'). The primary sense is making something manifest or evident.
- ya — ending · past participle
Marks the word as a past participle when attached to the verbal stem; here forming ādiya (one who is pointed out, blamed) or the adjectival form ādi.
Etymology. ādi is the past participle of ā + √dī (point out, show), literally 'pointed out' or 'shown forth', hence 'that which comes first (as pointed out)'. The root √dī appears in Sanskrit dīyate 'is shown' and connects distantly to Latin dīcere 'say' (both from the notion of utterance making something visible). The prefix ā- reverses the verb's direction, turning it toward the speaker: 'shown toward' becomes 'made manifest, first'.