atman

== English == === Alternative forms === aatma, aatman, atma, Atman, Ātman === Etymology === From Sanskrit आत्मन् (ātmán, “soul; self; ego; essence”). Doublet of edder (“blood vessel”) and cognate with Old English ǣþm (“breath”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɑːtman/ === Noun === atman (plural atmans) (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Vedanta) The true self of an individual beyond identification with worldly phenomena, the essence of an individual, an infinitesimal part of Brahman. Synonym: witness-consciousness ==== Related terms ==== anātman anattā Sutratman ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === MANTA, Manta, Tamna, manat, manta == Polish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Sanskrit आत्मन् (ātman). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈat.man/ Rhymes: -atman Syllabification: at‧man === Noun === atman m inan (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Vedanta) atman ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === atman in Polish dictionaries at PWN