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sobheyya

sobhati

opt 3rd sg of sobhati (verb); opt 3rd sg of sobheti (verb)

1. sobhati (pr): shines; radiates (in)
2. sobhati (pr): looks beautiful (in); lit. shines
3. sobhati (pr): counts (for); compares (to); is worth; lit. shines
4. sobheti (pr): adorns; graces; embellishes; beautifies; lit. causes to shine

Etymology. sobha + ti; from √subh 'shine, adorn'; Sanskrit śobhate [śubh]

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

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