hoti

Pali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Reduction of bhavati (to be)

Verb

hoti (root , first conjugation)

  1. to be, to exist

Conjugation

  • Present participle: honta, which see for forms and usage
  • Aorist: ahosi, ahu

Derived terms

  • pahoti

Trivia

Some, e.g. the Pali Text Society dictionary, classify the imperfect given above as now being an aorist.

References

bhavati in Pali Text Society (1921–1925), Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead. (licensed under CC-BY-NC)

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