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√ 1 mā, “measure”

√ mah

√ 1 mā

√ 2 mā

Present

II. māti etc. V.+, māsva RV., mīmahe C

III. mímīte mimate etc. V.+, mimīmas E., mimīyāt etc. mimātu mimīhí etc. V. (mimet KB.)

IV. māyate

Passive

mīyate etc. E.+

Future

Simple Future: māsyati -te

Periphrastic Future: mātā

Aorist

√-Ao: meyāt; amāyi V.+

-s-Ao: ámāsi AV. (mā́sātai AV.) māsīṣṭa

-siṣ-Ao: amāsīt

Perfect

mamé mamiré etc. V.+, mamau etc. RV.C

Causative

māpayati -te etc. U.S.+ (amīmapat

Desiderative

mitsati C

Intensive

māmā- , memīya-

Verbal Nouns

PPP: mitá V.+; Inf: mātum B.+, mitum C.; 1Abs: mitvā́ V.+, mītvā S.; 2Abs: -mā́ya V.+;-mé -maí RV

Derivatives

mā́ V.+

 

-mātavya C.

 

māyā́ V.+

 

-mitsā C.

 

mā́na V.+

 

mā́tṛ V.+

 

māyú V.

 

māpaka C.

 

māná ? RV.

 

mātṛ́ ? V.+

 

mā́s ,-mas V.+

 

-māpya C.

 

miti U.+

 

mā́trā V.+

 

méya AV.+

 

-māpana E.

 

 

Meanings

mímīte 2 v (mamāti & māti), PPP mitá (q.v.) measure, mete, compare with (I); measure across i.e. pass through, traverse; measure out = apportion, give, grant; help a pers. (A) to (D); prepare, arrange, form, make, create, develop, display (also refl.) show, manifest; conclude, infer; intrans. (Pr māti) correspond in measure, find room in (L); w. na be beside one's self with (I). Caus. māpayati, te cause to be measured or built, build, erect.

 

anu be inferior in measure, be not equal to (D) in (A); form after i.e. recreate in thought, conclude or infer from (Ab).

upa apportion, grant; compare with (I).

nis measure ont; fashion or make out of (Ab or I), construct, build, form, make, create, compose, produce, show, betray. abhinis produce, create, make, compose. vinis the same; fashion out of (Ab or I).

pari measure around; limit, measure through, complete.

pra measure, tax, estimate; frame, create, make, arrange; conceive, understand.

vi measure out, pass through, count over, arrange, settle.

sam measure, make equal to or compare with (I), apportion, distribute, grant, bestow.

Cf. anumita, upamita (add.), nírmita, párimita, pratimita, pramita, sáṃmita.

 

 

 

 

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