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Etymology 1
Verb
සම්මති (root sam, third conjugation)
- Sinhala script form of sammati (“to become calm”)
c. 50 BC, The Buddha, Dhammapada(pāḷi), Yamakavagga, page 26; republished in The Eighteenth Book in the Suttanta-Pitaka: Khuddaka-Nikāya, Colombo, 2009:3. අක්කොච්ඡි මං අවධි මං අජිනි මං අහාසි මෙ
යෙ තං උපනය්හන්ති වෙරං තෙසං න සම්මති- 3. akkocchi maṃ avadhi maṃ ajini maṃ ahāsi me
ye taṃ upanayhanti veraṃ tesaṃ na sammati - He abused me, he struck me, he defeated me, he robbed me.
Hatred does not subside for those who nurse grudges thus.
c. 50 BC, The Buddha, Dhammapada(pāḷi), Yamakavagga, page 26; republished in The Eighteenth Book in the Suttanta-Pitaka: Khuddaka-Nikāya, Colombo, 2009:5. න හි වෙරෙන වෙරාචී සම්මන්තීධ කුදාචනං 5
අඞවරෙන ච සම්මන්ති එස ධම්මො සනන්තනො.- 5. Na hi verena verāni sammantīdha kudācanaṃ 5
Averena ca sammanti esa dhammo sanantano. - 5. For in this world hatreds are not ever settled by hatred,
but are settled by love. This is an eternal truth. - (literally, “5. For in this world hatreds are not ever settled by hatred,
but are settled by love. This truth is eternal.”)
Conjugation
Adjective
සම්මති (sammati)
- Sinhala script form of sammati, masculine and neuter locative singular of සම්මන්ත් (sammant), present participle of the verb above
Etymology 2
Verb
සම්මති (root sam, third conjugation)
- to be tired
Conjugation
- Present active participle: සම්මන්ත් (sammant), which see for forms and usage
- Past participle: සන්ත (santa), which see for forms and usage.
Adjective
සම්මති (sammati)
- Sinhala script form of sammati, masculine and neuter locative singular of සම්මන්ත් (sammant), present participle of the verb above
Etymology 3
Verb
සම්මති (root sam, third conjugation)
- to work
- to be satisfactory
Conjugation
- Present active participle: සම්මන්ත් (sammant), which see for forms and usage
Adjective
සම්මති (sammati)
- Sinhala script form of sammati, masculine and neuter locative singular of සම්මන්ත් (sammant), present participle of the verb above