Pāli Dictionary

namati

namaroottisuffix

Part of speech

verb

Synonyms

abhininnāmeti, vandati

general

  • bends; inclines; veers towards

  • MN 19

    kāmavitakkaṃ ce, bhikkhave, bhikkhu bahulam'anuvitakketi anuvicāreti, pahāsi nekkhammavitakkaṃ, kāmavitakkaṃ bahulam'akāsi, tassa taṃ kāmavitakkāya cittaṃ namati.

  • Snp 4.6

    maraṇena'pi taṃ pahīyati, yaṃ puriso mam'idan'ti maññati, etam'pi viditvā paṇḍito, na mamattāya nametha māmako.

  • bows down; pays respect; worships

approximate

Compound structure

analyses: 3

nāmaiti
  1. nāma

    name; personal name

  2. iti

    thus; in this way; so; like this

naamati
  1. na

    not; no; neither; nor (negative particle; also as negative prefix in compounds)

  2. amati

    foolish; unintelligent; stupid; lacking wisdom

nuamati
  1. nu

    interrogative and dubitative particle; whether, indeed, I wonder, on earth (often combined with interrogative pronouns)

  2. amati

    foolish; unintelligent; stupid; lacking wisdom

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