Author: Dhamma Paññā

Lesson 11 VOCABULARY 1. Neuter nouns ending in -a āpaṇa shop, bazaar puñña merit pāpa evil, sin kamma deed, action

Lesson 10 1. The Infinitive The suffix -tuṃ is added to the root of the verb or the verbal base

Lesson 9 1. The Gerund, the Absolutive or the Indeclinable Participle The suffix -tvā is added to the root of

Lesson 8 1. Declension of masculine nouns ending in -a (contd.) Vocative Case: The uninflected nominal base is used as

Lesson 7 VOCABULARY 1. Masculine nouns ending in -a nāvika sailor ākāsa sky samudda ocean, sea deva / sura deity,

Lesson 6 1. Declension of masculine nouns ending in -a (contd.) Genetive case: The inflections of the genitive case are

Lesson 5 VOCABULARY 1. Masculine nouns ending in -a tāpasa hermit ācariya teacher vejja doctor sīha lion luddaka hunter aja

Lesson 4 VOCABULARY 1. Masculine nouns ending in -a dhīvara fisherman maccha fish piṭaka basket amacca minister upāsaka lay devotee

Lesson 3 VOCABULARY 1. Masculine nouns ending in -a   ratha vehicle, chariot sakaṭa cart hattha hand pāda foot magga

Lesson 2 VOCABULARY 1. Masculine nouns ending in -a dhamma the doctrine, truth bhatta rice odana cooked rice gāma village

Lesson 1 VOCABULARY 1. Masculine nouns ending in -a Buddha / Tathāgata / Sugata – the Buddha manussa – man,

Pāli Primer Lily de Silva, M.A., Ph.D. University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka   CONTENTS Pronunciation 01 Declension of masculine nouns