orima
Pali edit
Alternative forms edit
Alternative forms
Etymology edit
Superlative formation from ora (“below”)[1]
Adjective edit
orima
- on this side
- 2006, The Fourth Book in the Suttanta-Pitaka: Majjhimanikāya (I)[1], page 336:
- තස්ස එවමස්ස: “අයං ඛො මහා උදකණ්ණවො ඔරිමං තීරං සාසඞ්කං සප්පටිභයං. පාරිමං තීරං ඛෙමං අප්පටිභයං. නත්ථි ච නාවා සන්තාරණී උත්තරසෙතු වා අපාරාපාරං ගමනාය.
- Tassa evamassa: "ayaṃ kho mahā udakaṇṇavo orimaṃ tīraṃ sāsaṅkaṃ sappaṭibhayaṃ. Pārimaṃ tīraṃ khemaṃ appaṭibhayaṃ. Natthi ca nāvā santāraṇī uttarasetu vā apārāpāraṃ gamanāya.
- Therefore things are thus: So, there's this large deluge, a dubious and perilous near shore, a safe far shore free of peril; and there is neither a ferry boat or a bridge to go from the near shore to the far shore.
Usage notes edit
Only found in the expression orima tīra and its univerbation orimatīra (“the near shore”).[1]
Declension edit
The nominative singular masculine would be orimo, which is an alternative citation form.
Declension table of "orima" (neuter)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | orimaṃ | orimāni |
| Accusative (second) | orimaṃ | orimāni |
| Instrumental (third) | orimena | orimehi or orimebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | orimassa or orimāya or orimatthaṃ | orimānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | orimasmā or orimamhā or orimā | orimehi or orimebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | orimassa | orimānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | orimasmiṃ or orimamhi or orime | orimesu |
| Vocative (calling) | orima | orimāni |