Dabba¹

adjective noun

1. fit for, able, worthy, good, SN.i.187 = Thag.1218, cp. Pss of the Brethren, 399, n. 4 (= Sk. bhavya, cp. Pāṇini v.3, 104 dravyaṃ ca bhavyaḥ)
2. material, substance property; something substantial, a worthy object Pgdp.14.

• -jātika of good material, fit for, able MN.i.114; AN.i.254 (cp. Sk. pātrabhūta); Vism.196.
• -saṃhāra collecting something substantial Pv-a.114 (should prob. be read sambhāra).
• -sambhāra the collection of something substantial or worth collecting; a gift worth giving Ja.iv.311 Ja.v.48 Ja.vi.427 Dhp-a.i.321 Dhp-a.ii.114

Sk. dravya, nt. to dravati (dru)

Dabba²

adjective noun treelike, wooden; a tree, shrub, wood Ja.i.108 (d
■ tiṇagaccha a jungle of wood & grass); Ja.v.46 (d
■ gahana a thicket of shrubs & trees); Vism.353 (˚tiṇa).

Sk. dravya, of dru wood, see dāru