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diṭṭhā
diṭṭha
masc nom pl of diṭṭha (pp); fem nom sg of diṭṭha (pp); fem nom pl of diṭṭha (pp); nt nom pl of diṭṭha (pp); …
- diṭṭha (pp): seen; found; visible
- diṭṭha (nt): what is seen; lit. seen
- diṭṭha (nt): sight; seeing; vision; lit. seen
- diṭṭha (masc): foe; enemy; adversary; lit. disliked
- diṭṭhā (ind): wow!; fantastic!; lit. seen
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- di — root · see, perceive
The root √dassati (full form dis-) means to see or show. Related to Sanskrit dṛś- and the Indo-European root *deik- (point, show), which appears in Latin dīcere and Greek δείκνυμι.
- ṭṭha — ending · past participle marker
The Pali past participle suffix -ṭha (from -ta) marks completed action and is used attributively or predicatively to express what has been seen or is visible.
Etymology. From √dassati (to see), cognate with Sanskrit dṛśyate (is seen), Latin dīcere (point out), Greek δείκνυμι (deiknyō, show). The past participle marks the state of having been seen or the quality of being visible.