mahatma
English
Noun
mahatma (plural mahatmas)
- An epithet granted in India and Tibet to people thought to have great knowledge and love of humanity
- Such a person.
- 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.
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Usage notes
- Used (capitalised) as a title for such a person
Derived terms
- Mahatmaism
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɑhɑtmɑ/, [ˈmɑɦɑt̪mɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑhɑtmɑ
- Syllabification(key): ma‧hat‧ma
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 | |
| instructive | — | mahatmoin mahatmin | |
| abessive | mahatmatta | mahatmoitta mahatmitta | |
| comitative | — | mahatmoineen mahatmineen | |
| Possessive forms of mahatma (type omena) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | mahatmani | mahatmamme |
| 2nd person | mahatmasi | mahatmanne |
| 3rd person | mahatmansa | |
French
Further reading
- “mahatma”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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