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ahosi

aor 3rd sg of ahosi (verb); aor 2nd sg of ahosi (verb)

1. was; existed; became

Built from

• a- — prefix · past marker
  The aorist prefix marking completed past action; distinct from the negation prefix a-.
• bhū — root · be, become
  Indo-European root *bheuh₂-; English 'be', German 'bin', Latin 'fui', Sanskrit 'bhavati'. Core meaning: to come into being, to exist.
• -si — ending · 3rd singular
  Aorist 3rd singular active ending; marks third person singular subject in simple past tense.

Etymology. From bhavati (√bhū 'to be, become'), cognate with English 'be', German 'bin', Latin 'fui', Sanskrit 'bhavati'. The aorist stem a- marks past time without imperfect aspect.

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

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