आत्मा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit आत्मन् (ātman).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈa(ː)t̪ma(ː)]

Noun

आत्मा • (ātmā) f

1. soul, spirit, self

   (deprecated template usage)

   उनकी आत्मा को शांति मिलें।

   unkī ātmā ko śānti milẽ.

   May her soul rest in peace.

   Synonyms: रूह (rūh), भूत (bhūt)

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

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Sanskrit

Noun

आत्मा • (ātmā)

1. nominative singular of आत्मन् (ātman)

Descendants

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