vidatthi

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Etymology

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    Proto-Indo-Iranian *wítastiš
    Sanskrit वित॑स्ति (vítasti)
    Pali vidatthi

    Inherited from Sanskrit वित॑स्ति (vítasti), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wítastiš.[1]

    Noun

    vidatthi f[2]

    1. span; a measure of length equal to 12 aṅgulas[2]

    Declension

    Declension table of "vidatthi" (feminine)
    Case \ NumberSingularPlural
    Nominative (first)vidatthividatthiyo or vidatthī
    Accusative (second)vidatthiṃvidatthiyo or vidatthī
    Instrumental (third)vidatthiyāvidatthīhi or vidatthībhi
    Dative (fourth)vidatthiyāvidatthīnaṃ
    Ablative (fifth)vidatthiyā or vidatthyāvidatthīhi or vidatthībhi
    Genitive (sixth)vidatthiyāvidatthīnaṃ
    Locative (seventh)vidatthiyā or vidatthiyaṃ or vidatthyaṃvidatthīsu
    Vocative (calling)vidatthividatthiyo or vidatthī

    Descendants

    • → Sinhalese: විදත්‍ථිය (widatthiya)

    References

    1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vítasti”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 682
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “vidatthi”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead
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