mahatma
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Transliteration of Sanskrit महात्मा (mahātmā, “great spirit”).
Noun
[edit]mahatma (plural mahatmas)
- In India or Tibet, a person thought to have great knowledge and love of humanity.
- 1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 176:
- Certain cults and individuals from the West look towards Tibet as the abode of mysterious Mahatmas and "Masters", and the home of the Great White Brotherhood.
Usage notes
[edit]- Used (capitalised) as a title for such a person
Derived terms
[edit]Anagrams
[edit]Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Sanskrit महात्मा (mahātmā).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]mahatma
Declension
[edit]Inflection of mahatma (Kotus type 11/omena, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | mahatma | mahatmat | |
genitive | mahatman | mahatmien mahatmoiden mahatmoitten | |
partitive | mahatmaa | mahatmia mahatmoita | |
illative | mahatmaan | mahatmiin mahatmoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | mahatma | mahatmat | |
accusative | nom. | mahatma | mahatmat |
gen. | mahatman | ||
genitive | mahatman | mahatmien mahatmoiden mahatmoitten mahatmojen rare mahatmain rare | |
partitive | mahatmaa | mahatmia mahatmoita mahatmoja rare | |
inessive | mahatmassa | mahatmoissa mahatmissa | |
elative | mahatmasta | mahatmoista mahatmista | |
illative | mahatmaan | mahatmiin mahatmoihin | |
adessive | mahatmalla | mahatmoilla mahatmilla | |
ablative | mahatmalta | mahatmoilta mahatmilta | |
allative | mahatmalle | mahatmoille mahatmille | |
essive | mahatmana | mahatmoina mahatmina | |
translative | mahatmaksi | mahatmoiksi mahatmiksi | |
abessive | mahatmatta | mahatmoitta mahatmitta | |
instructive | — | mahatmoin mahatmin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Further reading
[edit]- “mahatma”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
French
[edit]Noun
[edit]mahatma m (plural mahatmas)
Further reading
[edit]- “mahatma”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑhɑtmɑ
- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑhɑtmɑ/3 syllables
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