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Pali
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit ज्ञाति (jñātí). Cognate with Ashokan Prakrit 𑀜𑀸𑀢𑀺 (ñāti, Girnar), 𑀦𑀸𑀢𑀺 (nāti, Kalsi).
Noun
ñāti m
- relative; kinsman
- Synonyms: bandhava, bandhu
c. 50 BC, Petavatthu; republished in Prof. Minayeff, Petavatthu, London: Pali Text Society, 1888, page 6:7. Tassā dvemāsiko gabbho lohitañ ñeva pagghari
tad'assā mātā kupitā mayhaṃ ñātī samānayi.- 7. When her unborn child was two months old, just blood flowed forth. Then her angry mother brought her kin to me.
Declension
Declension table of "ñāti" (masculine)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ñāti”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 290
- Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “ñāti”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead, page 288