महात्मा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit महात्मा (mahātmā), equivalent to महा- (mahā-) +‎ आत्मा (ātmā).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /mə.ɦɑːt̪.mɑː/, [mɐ.ɦäːt̪.mäː]

Proper noun

महात्मा • (mahātmā) m

(specifically) Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

Declension

Declension of *महात्मा* (sg-only masc ā-stem)
	singular
direct	महात्मा mahātmā
oblique	महात्मे mahātme
vocative	महात्मे mahātme

Noun

महात्मा • (mahātmā) m

noble person, saint
(literally) great soul

Declension

Declension of *महात्मा* (masc ā-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	महात्मा mahātmā	महात्मे mahātme
oblique	महात्मे mahātme	महात्मों mahātmõ
vocative	महात्मे mahātme	महात्मो mahātmo

Adjective

महात्मा • (mahātmā)

enlightened

Declension

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

মহাত্মা (Assamese script)
ᬫᬳᬵᬢ᭄ᬫᬵ (Balinese script)
মহাত্মা (Bengali script)
𑰦𑰮𑰯𑰝𑰿𑰦𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀫𑀳𑀸𑀢𑁆𑀫𑀸 (Brahmi script)
မဟာတ္မာ (Burmese script)
મહાત્મા (Gujarati script)
ਮਹਾਤ੍ਮਾ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾 (Grantha script)
ꦩꦲꦴꦠ꧀ꦩꦴ (Javanese script)
𑂧𑂯𑂰𑂞𑂹𑂧𑂰 (Kaithi script)
ಮಹಾತ್ಮಾ (Kannada script)
មហាត្មា (Khmer script)
ມຫາຕ຺ມາ (Lao script)
മഹാത്മാ (Malayalam script)
ᠮᠠᡥᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᢠᠮᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
𑘦𑘮𑘰𑘝𑘿𑘦𑘰 (Modi script)
ᠮᠠᠾᠠᢗᢐᠮᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
𑧆𑧎𑧑𑦽𑧠𑧆𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
𑐩𑐴𑐵𑐟𑑂𑐩𑐵 (Newa script)
ମହାତ୍ମା (Odia script)
ꢪꢲꢵꢡ꣄ꢪꢵ (Saurashtra script)
𑆩𑆲𑆳𑆠𑇀𑆩𑆳 (Sharada script)
𑖦𑖮𑖯𑖝𑖿𑖦𑖯 (Siddham script)
මහාත‍්මා (Sinhalese script)
𑩴𑪂𑩛𑩫 𑪙𑩴𑩛 (Soyombo script)
𑚢𑚩𑚭𑚙𑚶𑚢𑚭 (Takri script)
மஹாத்மா (Tamil script)
మహాత్మా (Telugu script)
มหาตฺมา (Thai script)
མ་ཧཱ་ཏྨཱ (Tibetan script)
𑒧𑒯𑒰𑒞𑓂𑒧𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
𑨢𑨱𑨊𑨙𑩇𑨢𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Adjective

महात्मा • (mahātmā)

nominative singular of महात्मन् (mahātman)