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abhijjhāya

abhijjhā

fem instr sg of abhijjhā (noun); fem dat sg of abhijjhā (noun); fem abl sg of abhijjhā (noun); fem gen sg of abhijjhā (noun); …

1. abhijjhā (fem): wishing; wanting; covetousness; greed; lit. over thinking
2. abhijjhāyati (pr): wishes for; longs for; covets
3. abhijjhāyanta (prp): coveting; desiring; wanting; lit. over thinking
4. abhijjhāyi (aor): wished for, coveted

Etymology. abhi + √jhā + ā; from √jhā 'think, meditate'; Sanskrit abhidhyā [abhidhyai]

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

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