Pāli Dictionary

alaṃ

Part of speech

indeclinable

Antonyms

nālaṃ, analaṃ

general

  • enough; sufficient; adequate; able; competent; suitable; fit for

  • AN 3.65

    alañ'hi vo, kālāmā, kaṅkhituṃ alaṃ vicikicchituṃ

  • AN 8.49

    idha, visākhe, mātugāmo ye te bhattu abbhantarā kamm'antā, uṇṇā'ti vā kappāsā'ti vā, tattha dakkhā hoti analasā tatr'upāyāya vīmaṃsāya samannāgatā alaṃ kātuṃ alaṃ saṃvidhātuṃ.

  • enough of; no more of; away with; (absolutely) enough! stop! don’t!

  • SN 35.246

    so evaṃ vadeyya, alaṃ me, bho, tāya vīṇāya, tam'eva me saddaṃ āharathā'ti. tam'enaṃ evaṃ vadeyyuṃ, ayaṃ kho, bhante, vīṇā nāma anekasambhārā mahāsambhārā

  • SN 22.87

    alaṃ, vakkali, kiṃ te iminā pūtikāyena diṭṭhena? yo kho, vakkali, dhammaṃ passati so maṃ passati, yo maṃ passati so dhammaṃ passati

ala

via inflected form alaṃ · accusative singular

Part of speech

noun · masculine

general

  • claw of a crab; pincer

  • tail of a scorpion; scorpion’s sting

aḷa

approximate

via inflected form aḷaṃ · accusative singular

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Synonyms

aṅguṭṭhaka

general

  • the claw or pincer of a crab; a scorpion’s sting/tail

  • MN 35

    yaññad'eva hi so, bhante, kakkaṭako aḷaṃ abhininnāmeyya taṃ tadeva te kumārakā vā kumārikā vā kaṭṭhena vā kathalena vā sañchindeyyuṃ sambhañjeyyuṃ sampalibhañjeyyuṃ.

  • the thumb; the big toe

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