The first syllable of Forty-one letters in Pāḷi, kaṇḍaja short vowel letter. Tipi, 1, 1a A [Original Nipāta] 'na' nipāta ādesa paṭiseda (meaning in negative). (1) opposite, (2) decrease, (3) increase, great, (4) on the other hand, (5) lacking, absence. (6) Desolation. (7) Inadequacy. (8) A little. (9) Cutting. (10) Not mixing, (11) the same. A [Pada Pūraṇa] (fulfillment of the words, just Nipāta = Tabbo) 'a' is reformation from ā-upāsāra (by the rule of 'saṃyoge pare rassattaṃ' in kaccāyana grammar. Tipi, 1, 2 a - assertion (āgama) especially before the past tense root such as 'hiyyattanī, ajjattanī, kālātipatti. Tipi, 1-2.