atthi

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See also: aṭṭhi

Pali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit अस्ति (asti), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁es-. Compare Latin est.

Verb

atthi (root as)

  1. to be
  2. to exist

Conjugation

  • Present active participle: santa, which see for forms and usage
  • Present middle participle: samāna, which see for forms and usage

Some regard the optative given above as actually being the conditional.