namassati

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀦𑀫𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• नमस्सति (Devanagari script)
• নমস্সতি (Bengali script)
• නමස‍්සති (Sinhalese script)
• နမဿတိ or ၼမသ်သတိ (Burmese script)
• นมสฺสติ or นะมัสสะติ (Thai script)
• ᨶᨾᩔᨲᩥ (Tai Tham script)
• ນມສ຺ສຕິ or ນະມັສສະຕິ (Lao script)
• នមស្សតិ (Khmer script)
• 𑄚𑄟𑄥𑄴𑄥𑄖𑄨 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Denominative from namo

Verb

namassati (root namas, third conjugation)

1. to pay honour to
2. to venerate

Conjugation

Conjugation of "namassati"

	Singular	Plural
Present
1st	namassāmi	namassāma
2nd	namassasi	namassatha
3rd	namassati	namassanti
Imperative
1st	namassāmi	namassāma
2nd	namassa or namassāhi	namassatha
3rd	namassatu	namassantu
Optative
1st	namasseyyāmi or namasseyyaṃ or namasse	namasseyyāma
2nd	namasseyyāsi or namasse	namasseyyātha
3rd	namasseyya or namasse	namasseyyuṃ

• Present active participle: namassant, which see for forms and usage
• Present middle participle: namassamāna, which see for forms and usage

Adjective

namassati

1. masculine/neuter locative singular of namassant, present participle of the verb above

References

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