attabhāva

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Etymology

Noun

attabhāva m

  1. one's own nature
    1. person, personality, individual[2]
    2. body, form[2]
  2. life, rebirth[1]

Declension

Declension table of "attabhāva" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)attabhāvoattabhāvā
Accusative (second)attabhāvaṃattabhāve
Instrumental (third)attabhāvenaattabhāvehi or attabhāvebhi
Dative (fourth)attabhāvassa or attabhāvāya or attabhāvatthaṃattabhāvānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)attabhāvasmā or attabhāvamhā or attabhāvāattabhāvehi or attabhāvebhi
Genitive (sixth)attabhāvassaattabhāvānaṃ
Locative (seventh)attabhāvasmiṃ or attabhāvamhi or attabhāveattabhāvesu
Vocative (calling)attabhāvaattabhāvā

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “attan”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875, page 65.
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