महात्मा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit महात्मा (mahātmā), equivalent to महा- (mahā-) +‎ आत्मा (ātmā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /mə.ɦɑːt̪.mɑː/, [mɐ.ɦäːt̪.mäː]

Proper noun

महात्मा • (mahātmā) m

1. (specifically) Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

Declension

Declension of महात्मा (sg-only masc ā-stem)

	singular
direct	महात्मा mahātmā
oblique	महात्मे mahātme
vocative	महात्मे mahātme

Noun

महात्मा • (mahātmā) m

1. noble person, saint
2. (literally) great soul

Declension

Declension of महात्मा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	महात्मा mahātmā	महात्मे mahātme
oblique	महात्मे mahātme	महात्मों mahātmõ
vocative	महात्मे mahātme	महात्मो mahātmo

Adjective

महात्मा • (mahātmā)

1. enlightened

Declension

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

• মহাত্মা (Assamese script)
• ᬫᬳᬵᬢ᭄ᬫᬵ (Balinese script)
• মহাত্মা (Bengali script)
• 𑰦𑰮𑰯𑰝𑰿𑰦𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀫𑀳𑀸𑀢𑁆𑀫𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• မဟာတ္မာ (Burmese script)
• મહાત્મા (Gujarati script)
• ਮਹਾਤੑਮਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦩꦲꦴꦠ꧀ꦩꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂧𑂯𑂰𑂞𑂹𑂧𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಮಹಾತ್ಮಾ (Kannada script)
• មហាត្មា (Khmer script)
• ມຫາຕ຺ມາ (Lao script)
• മഹാത്മാ (Malayalam script)
• ᠮᠠᡥᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᢠᠮᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘦𑘮𑘰𑘝𑘿𑘦𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᠮᠠᠾᠠᢗᢐᠮᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧆𑧎𑧑𑦽𑧠𑧆𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐩𑐴𑐵𑐟𑑂𑐩𑐵 (Newa script)
• ମହାତ୍ମା (Odia script)
• ꢪꢲꢵꢡ꣄ꢪꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆩𑆲𑆳𑆠𑇀𑆩𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖦𑖮𑖯𑖝𑖿𑖦𑖯 (Siddham script)
• මහාත‍්මා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩴𑪂𑩛𑩫 𑪙𑩴𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚢𑚩𑚭𑚙𑚶𑚢𑚭 (Takri script)
• மஹாத்மா (Tamil script)
• మహాత్మా (Telugu script)
• มหาตฺมา (Thai script)
• མ་ཧཱ་ཏྨཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒧𑒯𑒰𑒞𑓂𑒧𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨢𑨱𑨊𑨙𑩇𑨢𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Adjective

महात्मा • (mahātmā)

1. nominative singular of महात्मन् (mahātman)