mahatma

English

Etymology

Transliteration of Sanskrit महात्मा (mahātmā, great spirit).

Noun

mahatma (plural mahatmas)

  1. 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

  • Mahatmaism

Anagrams

Finnish

Etymology

From Sanskrit महात्मा (mahātmā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑhɑtmɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝ɦɑ̝t̪mɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑhɑtmɑ
  • Syllabification(key): ma‧hat‧ma

Noun

mahatma

  1. 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
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.
Possessive forms of mahatma (Kotus type 11/omena, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative mahatmani mahatmani
accusative nom. mahatmani mahatmani
gen. mahatmani
genitive mahatmani mahatmieni
mahatmoideni
mahatmoitteni
mahatmojenirare
mahatmainirare
partitive mahatmaani mahatmiani
mahatmoitani
mahatmojanirare
inessive mahatmassani mahatmoissani
mahatmissani
elative mahatmastani mahatmoistani
mahatmistani
illative mahatmaani mahatmiini
mahatmoihini
adessive mahatmallani mahatmoillani
mahatmillani
ablative mahatmaltani mahatmoiltani
mahatmiltani
allative mahatmalleni mahatmoilleni
mahatmilleni
essive mahatmanani mahatmoinani
mahatminani
translative mahatmakseni mahatmoikseni
mahatmikseni
abessive mahatmattani mahatmoittani
mahatmittani
instructive
comitative mahatmoineni
mahatmineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative mahatmasi mahatmasi
accusative nom. mahatmasi mahatmasi
gen. mahatmasi
genitive mahatmasi mahatmiesi
mahatmoidesi
mahatmoittesi
mahatmojesirare
mahatmaisirare
partitive mahatmaasi mahatmiasi
mahatmoitasi
mahatmojasirare
inessive mahatmassasi mahatmoissasi
mahatmissasi
elative mahatmastasi mahatmoistasi
mahatmistasi
illative mahatmaasi mahatmiisi
mahatmoihisi
adessive mahatmallasi mahatmoillasi
mahatmillasi
ablative mahatmaltasi mahatmoiltasi
mahatmiltasi
allative mahatmallesi mahatmoillesi
mahatmillesi
essive mahatmanasi mahatmoinasi
mahatminasi
translative mahatmaksesi mahatmoiksesi
mahatmiksesi
abessive mahatmattasi mahatmoittasi
mahatmittasi
instructive
comitative mahatmoinesi
mahatminesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative mahatmamme mahatmamme
accusative nom. mahatmamme mahatmamme
gen. mahatmamme
genitive mahatmamme mahatmiemme
mahatmoidemme
mahatmoittemme
mahatmojemmerare
mahatmaimmerare
partitive mahatmaamme mahatmiamme
mahatmoitamme
mahatmojammerare
inessive mahatmassamme mahatmoissamme
mahatmissamme
elative mahatmastamme mahatmoistamme
mahatmistamme
illative mahatmaamme mahatmiimme
mahatmoihimme
adessive mahatmallamme mahatmoillamme
mahatmillamme
ablative mahatmaltamme mahatmoiltamme
mahatmiltamme
allative mahatmallemme mahatmoillemme
mahatmillemme
essive mahatmanamme mahatmoinamme
mahatminamme
translative mahatmaksemme mahatmoiksemme
mahatmiksemme
abessive mahatmattamme mahatmoittamme
mahatmittamme
instructive
comitative mahatmoinemme
mahatminemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative mahatmanne mahatmanne
accusative nom. mahatmanne mahatmanne
gen. mahatmanne
genitive mahatmanne mahatmienne
mahatmoidenne
mahatmoittenne
mahatmojennerare
mahatmainnerare
partitive mahatmaanne mahatmianne
mahatmoitanne
mahatmojannerare
inessive mahatmassanne mahatmoissanne
mahatmissanne
elative mahatmastanne mahatmoistanne
mahatmistanne
illative mahatmaanne mahatmiinne
mahatmoihinne
adessive mahatmallanne mahatmoillanne
mahatmillanne
ablative mahatmaltanne mahatmoiltanne
mahatmiltanne
allative mahatmallenne mahatmoillenne
mahatmillenne
essive mahatmananne mahatmoinanne
mahatminanne
translative mahatmaksenne mahatmoiksenne
mahatmiksenne
abessive mahatmattanne mahatmoittanne
mahatmittanne
instructive
comitative mahatmoinenne
mahatminenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative mahatmansa mahatmansa
accusative nom. mahatmansa mahatmansa
gen. mahatmansa
genitive mahatmansa mahatmiensa
mahatmoidensa
mahatmoittensa
mahatmojensarare
mahatmainsarare
partitive mahatmaansa mahatmiaan
mahatmoitaan
mahatmiansa
mahatmoitansa
mahatmojaanrare
mahatmojansarare
inessive mahatmassaan
mahatmassansa
mahatmoissaan
mahatmissaan
mahatmoissansa
mahatmissansa
elative mahatmastaan
mahatmastansa
mahatmoistaan
mahatmistaan
mahatmoistansa
mahatmistansa
illative mahatmaansa mahatmiinsa
mahatmoihinsa
adessive mahatmallaan
mahatmallansa
mahatmoillaan
mahatmillaan
mahatmoillansa
mahatmillansa
ablative mahatmaltaan
mahatmaltansa
mahatmoiltaan
mahatmiltaan
mahatmoiltansa
mahatmiltansa
allative mahatmalleen
mahatmallensa
mahatmoilleen
mahatmilleen
mahatmoillensa
mahatmillensa
essive mahatmanaan
mahatmanansa
mahatmoinaan
mahatminaan
mahatmoinansa
mahatminansa
translative mahatmakseen
mahatmaksensa
mahatmoikseen
mahatmikseen
mahatmoiksensa
mahatmiksensa
abessive mahatmattaan
mahatmattansa
mahatmoittaan
mahatmittaan
mahatmoittansa
mahatmittansa
instructive
comitative mahatmoineen
mahatmineen
mahatmoinensa
mahatminensa

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French

Noun

mahatma m (plural mahatmas)

  1. mahatma

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