Some Adverbs (nipāta) used as Prefixes
Some Adverbs (nipāta) used as Prefixes¶
A few adverbs are used very much in the same way as the verbal prefixes, but they are much less common
alaṃ-¶
fit for, suitable
| √kar | karoti | alaṅkaroti | decorates |
| √kar | kāra | alaṅkāra | jewellery, adornment |
antara- antarā-¶
inside, between
| √dhā | dhāyati | antaradhāyati | disappears |
| √dhā | dhāpeti | antaradhāpeti | makes vanish |
atthaṃ-¶
homewards
| √gam | gama | atthaṅgama | disappearance |
| √gam | gata | atthaṅgata | disappeared |
āvi-¶
in full view, in sight, in view, manifestly, visibly.
| √kar | karoti | āvikaroti | clarifies, makes open |
| √bhū | bhāva | āvibhāva | appearance |
pātu- pātur-¶
in front, manifestly, evidently
| √bhū | bhavati | pātubhavati | appears, manifests |
| √bhū | ahosi | pāturahosi | appeared, manifested |
| √bhū | bhāva | pātubhāva | appearance |
| √bhū | bhūta | pātubhūta | appeared |
| √kar | karoti | pātukaroti | appears, manifests |
puna-¶
again
| √bhū | bhava | punabbhava | rebirth |
pura- puro-¶
in front, before, forward
| √kar | khatvā | purakkhatvā | having put in front |
| √kar | khata | purakkhata | preferred |
sacchi-¶
personally witnessed
| √kar | karoti | sacchikaroti | personally experiences |
| √kar | kata | sacchikata | personally experienced |
| √kar | kiriyā | sacchikiriyā | personal experience |
tiro- tero-¶
out of sight, across, beyond
| kuṭṭa | tirokuṭṭaṃ | through a wall | |
| √vass | vassa | terovassika | many years old |
| √bhū | bhāva | tirobhāva | disappearance |
vinā-¶
without, devoid (of); apart from
| √bhū | bhāva | vinābhāva | separation |
| √kar | karoti | vinākaroti17 | separates |
Not a textual example
sat-¶
being, existing, good, right
| sat | attha | sadattha | highest good |
| sat | dhamma | saddhamma | true teaching |
| sat | kacca | sakkacca | respectfully, carefully |
| sat | kāra | sakkāra | honour, respect |
| sat | karoti | sakkaroti | respects, honours |
| sat | kāya | sakkāya | personal existence |
| sat | purisa | sappurisa | good man |