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attanā

atta

masc instr sg of atta (noun); masc abl sg of atta (noun)

1. atta (masc): self; soul; spirit; essence
2. attanā (masc): with oneself; by oneself
3. attanā (masc): from oneself; than oneself
4. atta (masc): body; form

Etymology. From Proto-Indo-European *h₂et-no- 'self', cognate with Sanskrit ātman (self, soul, breath), Latin aeternus (eternal, from the self-existing), Greek autos (self). The root notion is reflexive identity: that which stands by itself.

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

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