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 mahatmojenrare mahatmainrare | ||
partitive | mahatmaa | mahatmia mahatmoita mahatmojarare | ||
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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