आत्मा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit आत्मन् (ātman).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈa(ː)t̪ma(ː)]

Noun

आत्मा • (ātmā) f

1. soul, spirit, self

   Synonyms: रूह (rūh), भूत (bhūt)

   उनकी आत्मा को शांति मिलें।

   unkī ātmā ko śānti milẽ.

   May her soul rest in peace.

2. mind, consciousness
3. (Hinduism, Sikhism) supreme Spirit, paramatman

   Synonym: परमात्मा (parmātmā)

Declension

Declension of आत्मा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	आत्मा ātmā	आत्माएँ ātmāẽ
oblique	आत्मा ātmā	आत्माओं ātmāõ
vocative	आत्मा ātmā	आत्माओ ātmāo

Derived terms

• परमात्मा (parmātmā)
• पवित्र आत्मा (pavitra ātmā)
• महात्मा (mahātmā)

 

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “आत्मा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• আত্মা (Assamese script)
• ᬆᬢ᭄ᬫᬵ (Balinese script)
• আত্মা (Bengali script)
• 𑰁𑰝𑰿𑰦𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀆𑀢𑁆𑀫𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• အာတ္မာ (Burmese script)
• આત્મા (Gujarati script)
• ਆਤ੍ਮਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦄꦴꦠ꧀ꦩꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂄𑂞𑂹𑂧𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಆತ್ಮಾ (Kannada script)
• អាត្មា (Khmer script)
• ອາຕ຺ມາ (Lao script)
• ആത്മാ (Malayalam script)
• ᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᢠᠮᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘁𑘝𑘿𑘦𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᠠᢗᢐᠮᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦡𑦽𑧠𑧆𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐁𑐟𑑂𑐩𑐵 (Newa script)
• ଆତ୍ମା (Odia script)
• ꢃꢡ꣄ꢪꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆄𑆠𑇀𑆩𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖁𑖝𑖿𑖦𑖯 (Siddham script)
• ආත‍්මා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩛𑩫 𑪙𑩴𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚁𑚙𑚶𑚢𑚭 (Takri script)
• ஆத்மா (Tamil script)
• ఆత్మా (Telugu script)
• อาตฺมา (Thai script)
• ཨཱ་ཏྨཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒂𑒞𑓂𑒧𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨊𑨙𑩇𑨢𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɑːt.mɑː/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɑːt̪.mɑː/

Noun

आत्मा • (ātmā)

1. nominative singular of आत्मन् (ātman)

Descendants

• → Indonesian: atma
• ⇒ Tocharian B: ātmadṛṣṭi
• → Khmer: អាត្មា​