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aparena

apara

masc instr sg of apara (adj); nt instr sg of apara (adj); masc instr sg of apara (pron); nt instr sg of apara (pron)

1. apara (adj): another; after; further; next
2. apara (pron): other; another (person); some other
3. apara (adj): western
4. aparena (ind): later on; afterwards; lit. with another
5. aparena (ind): to the west; in a western direction
6. apara (adj): later; subsequent; final

Built from

• apa — prefix · away, off
  Spatial prefix meaning away or off. Cognate with Greek apo-, Latin ab-, English of/off. The sense 'further' or 'other' arises from the image of something set apart or removed.
• ra — ending · comparative
  Comparative suffix forming adjectives and pronouns meaning 'further, more remote' or 'the other one'. Instrumental case ending -ena marks the adverbial use 'afterwards, later' or 'to the west' (spatially removed).

Analysis. apa- (away, off) + -ra (comparative suffix), literally 'the further one' or 'that which is set apart'; used instrumentally as 'by another way, afterwards'.

Etymology. apa- (away, off; cognate with Greek apo-, Latin ab-, English off) + comparative -ra; the sense 'after, later' develops from the spatial 'further away' or 'removed from now'. The neuter instrumental aparena as an adverb 'afterwards' preserves the original concrete motion sense.

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

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