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possessed of conduct, Perihan having mind, quorfin colour, ama wealthy, Hissant of good conduct.
having
The two suffixes are the extended forms of the strong base of the Sk. suffixes -vat and -mat. The following cases will show that the suffix -manta has usurped the place of the other. gandhamanta, rasamanta, pāsamanta, vijjāmanta, silamanta, gumamanta, pupphamanta.
281 Abstract nouns are formed by adding to the noun or adjective (a) त्त: मूलत्त from मूल, the root thing, देवत्त from देव, godhood, पुत्तत्त from पुत्त, sonhood, सामित्त from सामि, lordship. (b) त्तण : तक्करत्तण from तक्कर, the nature of a thief, आयरियत्तण from आयरिय, the nature of a teacher, महुरत्तण, from HET, sweetness.
The suffix -tta corresponds to Sk. -tva. The other termination -tā is frequent in forming the Dat. sing. as in devattae, neraiyattāe etc. The suffix -ttana is the Vedic -tvana and is frequent in AMg.
282 The suffix sa is added to verbs to form adjectives mostly of the value of potential participle. I things to be eaten, Eigh things to be tasted, H H things to be fried, gerea of the eastern direction. .
Other cases are : ganthima, vedhima, pūrima, samghāima, ubbheima, nivvațțima, vandima, pāima. Renou suggests that the suffix -ima-, known to Sk. in cases like pākima, sekima, and in the earlier stage in khanitrima, kstrima, was originally the -ma of past participle extended by the vowel -- when applied to denominatives. From the original meaning of 'got by the means' it developed the meaning of necessity.
283 The suffix is added to the roots to point an habitual action: afar trembling, Edre laughing, Tere going back, it wandering.
