Thitzana Ashin. Manual of Pāli Grammar (I): Pāli Nouns, Book-A

Onalaska, WA: Pariyatti Press, 2023. — 264 p.Manual of Pāli Grammar is a unique, comprehensively detailed explanation of Pāli Grammar. Free from unnecessary technical jargon, it simplifies the complexity of grammar through a systematic classification of Pāli nouns. Brief morphological notes and word breakdowns are integrated wherever necessary thus synthesizing both an ancient mode of morphology-based study and contemporary ways of learning from a linguistic perspective. Intended to be used alongside Kaccāyana's Pāli Grammar (English translation), this manual is a practical guide based on more in-depth analysis and applied Pāli grammar suitable for serious students.
Book A of the first volume explains core grammatical concepts, morphological procedures and their uses, as well as various noun groups and their structural stages of change, starting from a base word-form to becoming a complete word. Thus it aids in developing both word-building skills and fundamental knowledge about the structural dynamics of words crucial to successfully learning Pāli. The role of morphological rules—formally known as Suttas in the word-formation and structural stages of change occurred—are elucidated by means of the relevant Sutta numbers for each noun based on the gender, noun ending, and specific case-endings in each lesson.