attabhāva
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀅𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀪𑀸𑀯 (Brahmi script)
- अत्तभाव (Devanagari script)
- অত্তভাৰ (Bengali script)
- අත්තභාව (Sinhalese script)
- အတ္တဘာဝ or ဢတ္တꧤႃဝ or ဢတ်တꧤႃဝ (Burmese script)
- อตฺตภาว or อัตตะภาวะ (Thai script)
- ᩋᨲ᩠ᨲᨽᩣᩅ (Tai Tham script)
- ອຕ຺ຕຠາວ or ອັຕຕະຠາວະ (Lao script)
- អត្តភាវ (Khmer script)
Etymology
- attan (“self”) + bhāva (“being”)[1]
Noun
attabhāva m
- one's own nature
- person, personality, individual[2]
- body, form[2]
- life, rebirth[1]
Declension
Declension table of "attabhāva" (masculine)
Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative (first) | attabhāvo | attabhāvā |
Accusative (second) | attabhāvaṃ | attabhāve |
Instrumental (third) | attabhāvena | attabhāvehi or attabhāvebhi |
Dative (fourth) | attabhāvassa or attabhāvāya or attabhāvatthaṃ | attabhāvānaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | attabhāvasmā or attabhāvamhā or attabhāvā | attabhāvehi or attabhāvebhi |
Genitive (sixth) | attabhāvassa | attabhāvānaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | attabhāvasmiṃ or attabhāvamhi or attabhāve | attabhāvesu |
Vocative (calling) | attabhāva | attabhāvā |
References
- Pali Text Society (1921-1925), “attan”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead
- Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875, page 65.