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sabbaññū

masc nom sg of sabbaññū (adj); masc nom pl of sabbaññū (adj); nt nom pl of sabbaññū (adj); masc acc pl of sabbaññū (adj); …

1. omniscient; all knowing; with complete understanding; lit. knowing everything
2. omniscient one; who is all knowing; who understands everything; epithet of the Buddha; lit. knowing everything

Etymology. sabba + ñū; Sanskrit sārvajña

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

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