to give, etc.

I. Forms

The foll. bases form the Pāli verb-system: dā, dāy, dadā & di.

1. Bases dā & (reduced); da

   1. dā˚: fut. dassati Ja.i.113, Ja.i.279 Ja.iii.83; AN.iii.37; 1st sg. dassāmi Ja.i.223; Ja.ii.160; Pv-a.17 Pv-a.35, etc
      ■ dammi interpreted by Com. as fut. is in reality a contraction fr. dātuṃ īhāmi, used as a hortative or dubitative subjunctive (fr. dāhāmi, like kāhami I am willing to do fr. kātuṃ īhāmi) Snp.p.15 (“shall I give”); Ja.ii.112; Ja.iv.10 (varaṃ te dammi); Pv.i.10#3 Pv.ii.3#24 (kin t’ āhaṃ dammi what can I give thee = dassāmi Pv-a.88)
      ■ pret. adā Snp.303; Pv.ii.2#8 (= adāsi Pv-a.81) Mhvs.vii.14; 2nd sg. ado Ja.iv.10 (= adāsi Com.): Mil.384; 1st. pl. adamha Ja.ii.71; Mil.10; 2nd pl. adattha Ja.i.57 (mā ad.); Mil.10, & dattha Ja.ii.181
      aor adāsi Ja.i.150, Ja.i.279; Pv-a.73, etc.; pl. adaṃsu Pv.i.11#6
      inf dātuṃ Ja.iii.53; Pv-a.17, Pv-a.48 (˚kāma), etc. & dātave Snp.286
      grd dātabba Ja.iii.52; Pv-a.7, Pv-a.26, Pv-a.88, etc.
   2. da˚: pp. datta -ger. datvā Ja.i.152, Ja.i.290 (a˚); Pv-a.70, Pv-a.72, etc. & datvāna Pv.i.11#3; also as -dā (for ˚dāya or ˚dāna) in prep. compounds, like an-upādā, ādā, etc. Der fr. 1 are Caus. dāpeti, pp. dāpita; n. ag. dātar; nt dāna. See also suffix dā,˚ datti, dattikā, etc.; and pp atta (= ā-d[a]ta).

2. Bases dāy & (reduced); day contracted into de.

   1. dāy˚: only in der. dāya, dāyaka dāyin and in prep. compounds ā-dāye (ger. of ādāti).
   2. de˚: pres. ind. deti Snp.130; Ja.ii.111, Ja.ii.154; Pv-a.8 1st sg. demi Ja.i.228, Ja.i.307; 2nd desi Ja.i.279; Pv-a.39 1st pl. dema Ja.i.263; Ja.iii.126; Pv-a.27, Pv-a.75 (shall we give) second detha Ja.iii.127; 3rd denti Snp.244
      imper dehi Vin.i.17; Ja.i.223; Ja.iv.101; Pv-a.43, Pv-a.73; 3rd sg. detu Ja.i.263; Ja.ii.104; 2nd pl. detha Iti.66; Ja.iii.126; Pv-a.29 Pv-a.62, Pv-a.76
      ppr dento Ja.i.265; Pv-a.3, Pv-a.11 etc
      grd deyya Mvu.vii.31. BSk. deya
      ■ Other der. fr. base 2 are dayati & dayā (q.v.).

3. Base dadā: pres. ind dadāti SN.i.18; Snp.p.87; 1st. sg. dadāmi Ja.i.207; Snp.421 3rd. pl. dadanti Ja.iii.220; Dhp.249
   imper dadāhi Pv.ii.1#4
   pot dadeyya Pv-a.17; Mil.28 & dade Pv.ii.3#22; Vv.62#5; 1st. sg. dadeyyaṃ Ja.i.254, Ja.i.265; 2nd sg. dadeyyāsi Ja.iii.276. Also contracted forms dajjā SN.i.18 (may he give); Dhp.224; Pv.i.4#1 (= dadeyya Pv-a.17); Pv.ii.9#40; 1st sg. dajjaṃ Vin.i.232 (dajjâhaṃ = dajjaṃ ahaṃ). Cp.i.10#9 (dajjâhaṃ); Ja.iv.101 (= dammi Com.) Pv.ii.9#45; second. pl. dajjeyyātha Vin.i.232; 3rd y. dajjeyya & 3rd. pl. dajjuṃ in cpd. anupa˚
   ppr dadanto Snp.p.87. gen. etc. dadato Iti.89; Dhp.242; Pv.ii.9#42 & dadaṃ Snp.187, Snp.487; Pv.ii.9#42; Vv.67#6
   ppr med dadamāna Ja.i.228, Ja.ii.154; Pv-a.129
   aor adadaṃ Vv.34#11 (= adāsiṃ Vv-a.151); proh. second. pl. mā dadiṭṭha Dhp-a.i.396; Ja.iii.171
   ger daditvā Pv.ii.8^9.ii (variant reading BB datvā): contr. into dajjā (should be read dajja Pv.ii.9#67 (= datvā Pv-a.139)
   ■ Der. dada for -da.

4. (Passive) base di (& dī): pp. dinna pres. dīyati SN.i.18; Thig.475; Pv-a.26, & diyyati Vv-a.75; cp ādiyati; pret. dīyittha Dhp-a.i.395
   ppr dīyamāna Pv-a.8, Pv-a.26, Pv-a.49, Pv-a.110, Pv-a.133, etc
   ■ Der. fr. 4 are Desid dicchati, diti, etc.

II. Meanings

1. (trs.) with acc. to give, to present with: dānaṃ deti (w. dat. & abs.) to be liberal (towards), to be munificent, to make a present SN.i.18; Iti.89; Pv.i.4#1; ii³; Pv-a.8, Pv-a.27, etc
   ■ (fig. okāsaṃ to give opportunity, allow Ja.i.265; ovādaṃ to give advice Pv-a.11; jīvitaṃ to spare one’s life Ja.ii.154 paṭivacanaṃ to answer Ja.i.279; sādhukāraṃ to applaud Ja.i.223; paṭiññaṃ to promise Pv-a.76
   ■ to offer, to allow: maggaṃ i.e. to make room Vin.ii.221; Ja.ii.4 maggaṃ dehi let me pass Ja.iv.101
   ■ to grant: varaṃ a wish Ja.iv.10; Pv.ii.9#40
   ■ to give or deal out: daṇḍaṃ a thrashing Ja.iv.382; pahāraṃ a blow SN.iv.62.
2. with ger. to give out, to hand over: dārūni āharitvā aggiṃ katvā d. to provide with fire Ja.ii.102; sāṭake āharitvā to present w. clothes Ja.i.265; dve koṭṭhāse vibhajitvā d. to deal out Ja.i.226; kuṭikāyo kāretvā adaṃsu had huts built & gave them Pv-a.42.
3. (abs.); with inf. to permit, to allow: khādituṃ Ja.i.223; nikkhamituṃ Ja.ii.154; pavisituṃ Ja.i.263, etc.

Redupl. formation dā as in Lat. do, perf. de-di, Gr. δίδωμι; cp. Lat. dōs dowry, Gr. δώς; Ohg. dati Lith. důti to give