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nāhamasmi

sandhi contraction (na + ahaṃ + asmi)

1. I am not

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• na — prefix · not
  Plain negation; the Pali negative particle used to negate verbs, adjectives, and nominals. Cognates: Sanskrit na, Latin non, Greek ou.
• ahaṃ — root · I (nom. sg.)
  Nominative singular of the first-person pronoun. Cognates: Sanskrit aham, Latin ego, English I.
• asmi — stem · am (pres. 1sg.)
  1st person singular present indicative of √as 'to be'. Cognates: Sanskrit asmi, Latin sum, English am — all from Indo-European *h₁es-.

Analysis. na (negation) + ahaṃ (I) + asmi (am) — three words contracted by sandhi; common in emphatic negation.

Etymology. na is the Pali negative particle (related to Sanskrit na, Latin non, Greek ou). ahaṃ is the nominative singular of the first-person pronoun (related to Sanskrit aham, Latin ego, English I). asmi is the 1st person singular present of √as, 'to be' (related to Sanskrit asmi, Latin sum, English am).

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

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