Pāli Dictionary

icchati

isrootasuffix

Part of speech

verb

Synonyms

ākaṅkhati, pāṭikaṅkhati, paccāsiṃsati, paccāsīsati, patthayati, iñjati, jigiṃsati

mind

  • wishes; wants; desires; longs for

  • AN 8.23

    sādhu sādhu, bhikkhu! app'iccho so, bhikkhu, kulaputto. sante'y'eva attani kusaladhamme na icchati parehi ñāyamāne.

  • MN 107

    icchām'ahaṃ, bhante, rājagahaṃ gantuṃ, tassa me rājagahassa maggaṃ upadisā'ti.

  • expects; anticipates

icchanta

approximate

icchastemntasuffix

via inflected form icchatī · nominative singular · plural / accusative plural / vocative singular · plural

Part of speech

adjective

Root

is1wish for

Synonyms

iccha, ākaṅkhamāna, atthika, kāmī

mind

  • wishing; desiring; longing for

  • Dhp 334

    manujassa pamattacārino, taṇhā vaḍḍhati māluvā viya, so plavatī hurā huraṃ, phalam'icchaṃ'va vanasmi vānaro.

  • Snp 4.15

    samantam'asāro loko, disā sabbā sameritā, icchaṃ bhavanam'attano, n'āddasāsiṃ anositaṃ.

approximate

Compound structure

analyses: 1

icchāiti
  1. icchā

    wish; desire; longing

  2. iti

    thus; in this way; so; like this

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