-स्यति

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

  • -ष्यति (-ṣyáti)ṣatva
  • -इष्यति (-iṣyáti)

Alternative scripts

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Suffix

-स्यति • (-syáti)

  1. forms future verbs
    पा (, to drink) + ‎-स्यति (-syáti) → ‎पास्यति (pāsyáti, (s)he will drink)
    (i, to go) + ‎-स्यति (-syáti) → ‎एष्यति (eṣyáti, (s)he will go)

Usage notes

The root to which this suffix is added generally gets the guṇa grade.

Derived terms