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mahattehi

mahatta

masc instr pl of mahatta (adj); nt instr pl of mahatta (adj); masc abl pl of mahatta (adj); nt abl pl of mahatta (adj); …

1. outstanding; illustrious; (comm) with great qualities; lit. greatness
2. greatness; illustriousness
3. abundance; plenitude (in); lit. great state

Etymology. √mah + a + tta; from √mah 'increase'; Sanskrit mahattva, mahātman [mah]

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

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