Pali edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Sanskrit उपनह्यति (upanahyati, to bind up). By surface analysis, upa- +‎ -nayhati.

Verb edit

upanayhati (root nah, third conjugation)

  1. to tie up,[1] to wrap up[1]
  2. to bear enmity or a grudge against someone,[2] to scorn[2]

Usage notes edit

The person the enmity or grudge is borne against is expressed in the locative case.[2]

Conjugation edit

  • Present active participle: upanayhant, which see for forms and usage
  • Present middle participle: upanayhamāna, which see for forms and usage

Adjective edit

upanayhati

  1. masculine/neuter locative singular of upanayhant, present active participle of the verb above

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875, page 529.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “upanayhati”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead