pi nāma

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • 𑀧𑀺 𑀦𑀸𑀫 (Brahmi script)
  • पि नाम (Devanagari script)
  • পি নাম (Bengali script)
  • පි නාම (Sinhalese script)
  • ပိ နာမ or ပိ ၼႃမ (Burmese script)
  • ปิ นาม or ปิ นามะ (Thai script)
  • ᨷᩥ ᨶᩣᨾ (Tai Tham script)
  • ປິ ນາມ or ປິ ນາມະ (Lao script)
  • បិ នាម (Khmer script)
  • 𑄛𑄨 𑄚𑄂𑄟 (Chakma script)

Phrase

pi nāma

  1. really, just so[1]
    • 2006, The Fourth Book in the Suttanta-Pitaka: Majjhimanikāya (I)‎, page 192:
      සෙය්‍යථාපි නාම ජරසාලාය ගොපානසියො ඔලුග‍්ගවිලුග‍්ගා භවන‍්ති, එවමෙවස‍්සු මෙ ඵාසුළියො ඔලුග‍්ගවිලුග‍්ගා භවන‍්ති තායෙවප‍්පාහාරතාය.
      Seyyathāpi nāma jarasālāya gopānasiyo oluggaviluggā bhavanti, evamevassu me phāsuḷiyo oluggaviluggā bhavanti tāyevappāhāratāya.
      Truly, just as in a decrepit outhouse the rafters are crumbling, my ribs were just that way, they were crumbling from just this fasting.

Usage notes

The first word of this phrase may be appended to the preceding word.

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