atman

Signification (Anglais)

The true self of an individual beyond identification with worldly phenomena, the essence of an individual, an infinitesimal part of Brahman.

Synonymes

soul

ego

self

Traductions

battelliere

Atman

can

nefes

ruh

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈɑːtman/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Appartenant à ancien anglais: ǣþm

In summary

From Sanskrit आत्मन् (ātmán, “soul; self; ego; essence”). Doublet of edder (“blood vessel”) and cognate with Old English ǣþm (“breath”).