आत्मा

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Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit आत्मन् (ātman).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɑːt̪.mɑː/,

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

References

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi आत्मा (ātmā), from Sanskrit आत्मन् (ātman).

Pronunciation

Noun

आत्मा • (ātmā) m

  1. soul, spirit
    Synonym: चैतन्य (caitanya)
  2. self
    Synonym: स्वत्व (svatva)
  3. consciousness
    Synonyms: चेतना (cetnā), देहभान (dehbhān)
  4. (Hinduism) the supreme soul of the universe

Declension

Declension of आत्मा (masc ā-stem)
direct
singular 		आत्मा
ātmā
direct
plural 		आत्मे
ātme
singular
एकवचन 		plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा 		आत्मा
ātmā 		आत्मे
ātme
oblique
सामान्यरूप 		आत्म्या
ātmyā 		आत्म्यां-
ātmyān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी 		आत्म्याला
ātmyālā 		आत्म्यांना
ātmyānnā
ergative आत्म्याने, आत्म्यानं
ātmyāne, ātmyāna 		आत्म्यांनी
ātmyānnī
instrumental आत्म्याशी
ātmyāśī 		आत्म्यांशी
ātmyānśī
locative
सप्तमी 		आत्म्यात
ātmyāt 		आत्म्यांत
ātmyāt
vocative
संबोधन 		आत्म्या
ātmyā 		आत्म्यांनो
ātmyānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of आत्मा (masc ā-stem)
masculine object
पुल्लिंगी कर्म 		feminine object
स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म 		neuter object
नपुसकलिंगी कर्म 		oblique
सामान्यरूप
singular
एकवचन 		plural
अनेकवचन 		singular
एकवचन 		plural
अनेकवचन 		singular*
एकवचन 		plural
अनेकवचन
singular subject
एकवचनी कर्ता 		आत्म्याचा
ātmyāċā 		आत्म्याचे
ātmyāċe 		आत्म्याची
ātmyācī 		आत्म्याच्या
ātmyācā 		आत्म्याचे, आत्म्याचं
ātmyāċe, ātmyāċa 		आत्म्याची
ātmyācī 		आत्म्याच्या
ātmyācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता 		आत्म्यांचा
ātmyānċā 		आत्म्यांचे
ātmyānċe 		आत्म्यांची
ātmyāñcī 		आत्म्यांच्या
ātmyāncā 		आत्म्यांचे, आत्म्यांचं
ātmyānċe, ātmyānċa 		आत्म्यांची
ātmyāñcī 		आत्म्यांच्या
ātmyāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “आत्मा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “आत्मा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “आत्मा”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.

Sanskrit

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Pronunciation

Noun

आत्मा • (ātmā)

  1. nominative singular of आत्मन् (ātman)

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