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abhabbatā

fem nom sg of abhabbatā (noun); fem nom pl of abhabbatā (noun); fem acc pl of abhabbatā (noun); fem instr sg of abhabbatā (noun); …

  1. impossibility; something incapable of happening (for)

Etymology. na > a + √bhū > bhav + *ya + tā; from √bhū 'be, become'; Sanskrit abhāvyatā [bhū]

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

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