nissayati

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀦𑀺𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀬𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• निस्सयति (Devanagari script)
• নিস্সযতি (Bengali script)
• නිස‍්සයති (Sinhalese script)
• နိဿယတိ or ၼိသ်သယတိ (Burmese script)
• นิสฺสยติ or นิสสะยะติ (Thai script)
• ᨶᩥᩔᨿᨲᩥ (Tai Tham script)
• ນິສ຺ສຍຕິ or ນິສສະຍະຕິ or ນິສສະຢະຕິ (Lao script)
• និស្សយតិ (Khmer script)
• 𑄚𑄨𑄥𑄴𑄥𑄠𑄖𑄨 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Formed from the root si (“to lean on”) (as in Sanskrit श्रयते (śrayate)) by adding the prefix ni-. Formally corresponds to post-Vedic Sanskrit निश्रयते (niśrayate), but this appears to be a parallel development.^[1]

Verb

nissayati (root si, first conjugation)

1. to lean on, to rest on
2. to have as a foundation

Conjugation

	Singular	Plural
Present
1st	nissayāmi	nissayāma
2nd	nissayasi	nissayatha
3rd	nissayati	nissayanti
Imperative
1st	nissayāmi	nissayāma
2nd	nissayāhi	nissayatha
3rd	nissayatu	nissayantu
Optative
1st	nissayeyyāmi or nissayeyyaṃ	nissayeyyāma
2nd	nissayeyyāsi	nissayeyyātha
3rd	nissayeyya or nissaye	nissayeyyuṃ

Conjugation of "nissayati"

• Present active participle: nissayant, which see for forms and usage
• Absolutive: nissāya, which see for forms and meaning.

Adjective

nissayati

1. masculine and neuter locative singular of nissayant, present participle of the verb above

References

1. Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “nissayati”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

   [Sk. niśrayati, but in meaning=āśrayati, ni+ śri]