pāhi
1. (loan) (verb) (-ngia,-tia) to pass, succeed, enact.
I raro i tētahi mōtini i pāhitia e te rūnanga o te Kotahitanga ki Papawai, e pēnei ana me tatau te tokomaha o ngā Māori katoa o ngā motu e rua nei (TJ 1/2/1898:2). / A motion was passed by the Kotahitanga assembly at Papawai to the effect that the Māori population of these two islands should be counted.
2. (loan) (noun) success, pass, win.
T. Whiua: Mō te ōta pepa a te kāwanatanga e mea atu ana ahau, kia pāhitia i te mea kua oti te pāhi e ngā mema o tērā whare, i tēnei rā i roto i tā rātou kōrero (HTK 10/6/1893:5). / T. Whiua: Concerning the order paper of the government I am suggesting that it be passed because the members of that other house have passed it today in their discussions.
