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

• Mahamat

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

Further reading

• “mahatma”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (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)

1. mahatma

Further reading

• “mahatma”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.