Description:

The term 'selep' refers to the act of agreeing, or an agreement or accord.

Verb:

As a verb, 'selep' is an intransitive pali verb where the party(ies) to the agreement are listed in the absolutive case connected with epis. It takes an optional periphrastic argument introduced with 're' which is the point of agreement. Selep also has a popularly used benefactive form where a party or parties to the agreement can also be stated as objects in the dative case. The meaning of this form is not much different than the intransitive version but the emphasis is different, where the dative object is both deemphasised and also agreement with this party is presented as a goal.

Noun:

As a noun, 'selep' is any kind of agreement or accord, and it can be a word for a legal contract.