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satimā

satima

masc nom pl of satima (adj); fem nom sg of satima (adj); fem nom pl of satima (adj); nt nom pl of satima (adj); …

1. satima (adj): one hundredth (1/100th)
2. satima (ordin): one hundredth (100th)
3. satimant (adj): mindful; fully present; attentive; lit. having memory quality
4. satimant (adj): having a good memory; with excellent recollection; lit. having memory quality

Built from

• sati — root · memory, mindfulness
  From √smṛ 'remember'. In Buddhist discourse, sati is the faculty of present-moment awareness and recollection of the Dhamma, foundational to the path.
• -mant — ending · having, endowed with
  Possessive adjectival suffix forming compounds meaning 'possessed of' or 'characterized by'. Agrees with the noun in gender, number, and case.

Etymology. From sati (memory, recollection, mindfulness) + -mant (possessive suffix meaning 'having'). Sati derives from √smṛ (remember), cognate with Sanskrit smṛti, English 'smart' (originally keen, sharp), and Latin 'memor' (mindful). The suffix -mant (Sanskrit -mat) forms adjectives meaning 'possessed of' or 'characterized by', as in guṇavant 'virtuous' (from guṇa 'quality').

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

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