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anattā

anatta

masc nom pl of anatta (adj); fem nom sg of anatta (adj); fem nom pl of anatta (adj); nt nom pl of anatta (adj); …

1. impersonal; not oneself; non-subjective; not suitable to identify with; coreless; essenceless
2. which is impersonal; non-self; not subject to identification

Etymology. na > an + atta; Sanskrit anātman

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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