Pali edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

ni- +‎ gaṇhāti and ni- +‎ gaṇhati

Although there is a Vedic Sanskrit verb निगृह्णाति (nigṛhṇāti, to hold back), the gemination of the initial of the simplex after prefixes, as in the aorist aggahi, indicates an intermediate stage with the full grade of the root rather than the zero grade.

Verb edit

niggaṇhāti (root gah, fifth conjugation)

  1. to restrain
  2. to rebuke

Conjugation edit

  • Present active participle: niggaṇhant, which see for forms and usage
  • Past passive participle: niggahīta, which see for forms and usage
  • Past passive participle: niggahita, which see for forms and usage