mahatma
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English
Etymology
Transliteration of Sanskrit महात्मा (mahātmā, “great spirit”).
Noun
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
- Used (capitalised) as a title for such a person
Derived terms
Anagrams
Finnish
Etymology
From Sanskrit महात्मा (mahātmā).
Pronunciation
Noun
mahatma
Declension
| Inflection of mahatma (Kotus type 11/omena, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- “mahatma”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (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
Noun
mahatma m (plural mahatmas)
Further reading
- “mahatma”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.