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Grammatical Terms compiled by Bhikkhu Nyanamoli

A revised listing of grammatical terms, originally made by Ven Nyanamoli, working from the commentaries of Ven Buddhaghosa.

A revised listing of grammatical terms, originally made by Ven Nyanamoli, working from the commentaries of Ven Buddhaghosa.

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The particle (nipāta):<br />

<strong>Grammatical</strong> <strong>Terms</strong> - 8<br />

paṭisedha, vyatireka – negative (na, no, mā)<br />

sampiṇḍana – conjunction (ca, pi)<br />

kriyā, kiriya – adverb, predicate<br />

samuccaya – conjunction (ca)<br />

saṁyoga – conjunction (ca)<br />

viyoga, vikappana – disjunction (vā)<br />

The prefix (upasagga):<br />

ati – on, further, towards, over, beyond, past, intensifier<br />

adhi – on, towards, <strong>by</strong>, up to, here, intensifier<br />

anu – along, after, towards, on, at, to, according to, second, low,<br />

each, every<br />

apa – off, away from<br />

api – on, to, towards<br />

abhi – towards, against, over, on, intensifier<br />

ava, o – low, down, away, negative<br />

ā – nearness, out, forth, to, at, on<br />

u – up, put, forth, onto<br />

upa – on, up, <strong>by</strong>, diminutive<br />

du – difficult, hard, bad, poor<br />

ni, nī – down, into, back, out, away, without<br />

pa – out, on, before, intensifier<br />

paṭi, pati – back, against, again away, to<br />

parā – onto, over, through<br />

pari – around, completely, too much, away, off<br />

vi – over, about, away, down, reverses meaning, intensifier<br />

saṁ – near, together<br />

su – well, happily, thoroughly, intensifier

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