present 3 singular · āmasati 1 · āmasati 2
Āmasati [ā + masati from mr̥ś] to touch (upon), to handle, to lay hold on Vin II 221; III 48 (kumbhiṃ); Ja III 319 (the same); A V 263, 266; Ja IV 67; Paṭis II 209; Miln 306; Pj II 400; As 302; Vv-a 17. — preterit āmasi Ja II 360; gerund āmasitvā Vin III 140 (udakapattaṃ) Ja II 330; gerundive āmassa Ja II 360 (an°) and āmasitabba the same (commentary). — past participle āmaṭṭha and āmasita (qq.v.).
touches, lays hold on; touches on, refers to; considers
(ā + ma + a), 觸，輕拍，擦。āmasi,【過】。āmasita 和 āmaṭṭha,【過分】。
(pr, pr) touches; strokes; rubs; pats touches, pats, rubs Construction: ā + masa + ti
(pr, pr) wipes; polishes Construction: ā + masa + ti