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pahīno

pahīna

masc nom sg of pahīna (pp)

1. abandoned; dispelled; eliminated; removed; given up; lit. actively abandoned

Built from

• pa — prefix · forward, forth
  Intensifying prefix meaning forth or out; here it adds completeness to the action of abandonment.
• hī — root · leave, abandon
  Root meaning to leave or abandon; cognate with Sanskrit hīyate and Greek cheiō (to pour out, diminish).
• na — ending · past participle
  Suffix forming the past participle, marking the word as a completed action in passive voice.

Etymology. pa- (forward, out) + √hī (to leave, abandon). The prefix pa- adds the sense of completion or intensity to the root √hī (cognate with Sanskrit hīyate, Greek cheiō 'to pour out'), yielding 'thoroughly abandoned' or 'completely left behind'. The spatial sense of pa- (forth, forward) evolved into the notion of active abandonment or dispelling.

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

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