atman
Pronunciation: /ˈɑːtman/
The English word “atman” has 1 meaning listed here.
noun
- The true self of an individual beyond identification with worldly phenomena, the essence of an individual, an infinitesimal part of Brahman.
Etymology
From Sanskrit आत्मन् (ātmán, “soul; self; ego; essence”). Doublet of edder (“blood vessel”) and cognate with Old English ǣþm (“breath”).
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