Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
vattamāna. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
vattamāna, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
vattamāna in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
vattamāna you have here. The definition of the word
vattamāna will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
vattamāna, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Pali
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit वर्तमान (vartamāna, present middle participle of वर्तते (vartate)).
Adjective
vattamāna
- present middle participle of vattati
- (grammar) present
c. 500 AD, Kaccāyana, Pālivyākaraṇaṃ [Pali Grammar] (overall work in Pali), page 254; republished as Satish Chandra Acharyya Vidyabhusana, editor, Kaccayana's Pali Grammar (edited in Devanagari character and translated into English), Calcutta, Bengal: Mahabodhi Society, 1901:पच्चुप्पन्ने काले वत्तमाना विभत्ति होति।- Paccuppanne kāle vattamānā vibhatti hoti.
- For contemporary time, a present ending is used.
Declension
Declension table of "vattamāna" (masculine)
Declension table of "vattamānā" (feminine)
Declension table of "vattamāna" (neuter)