Dear Nina and friends,

thanks.

For avi~n~naataaresu, I like to think it is from your second
suggestion: avi~n~naatar (decline like satthar). But, I can't be sure.

For atthama~n~naati, it has to be a Sandhi, because the term is not a
compound at all. Pardon me for the question. Hence, atthama~n~naati =
attha ma~n~naati, knows the meaning.


metta,
Yong Peng.

--- In Pali@yahoogroups.com, nina van gorkom wrote:

> Y.P.: 2. I have: avi~n~naata (adj) not known. How does
avi~n~naataara become "unverständigen" (foolish, unwise)?
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N: I am not sure. aviññaa+tara: comparative or superlative suffix.
very foolish. Or is it from a-viññaatar: someone who does not learn?
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> Y.P.: 3. is atthama~n~naati = attha ma~n~naati? Is it a Sandhi or a
compound?
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N: I would say a compound, and I would like to ask: which type? He
thinks of the meaning.