Atam, Atāṃ, Atām, Ātām, Āṭam, Aṭam: 8 definitions
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Atam means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, biology, Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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In Hinduism
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammarAtām (अताम्).—Personal affix of the third pers. pl. Ātm. in the Imperative (लोट् (loṭ)). cf. P. III.4.90.
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Ātām (आताम्).—? Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Atam in India is the name of a plant defined with Caryota urens in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Caryota urens Blanco (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Species Plantarum
· Taxon (1979)
· Flora de Filipinas (1837)
· Fragmenta Botanica. (1800)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Atam, for example side effects, chemical composition, diet and recipes, extract dosage, health benefits, pregnancy safety, have a look at these references.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryatāṃ (अतां).—ad (ataḥ S) Now, at present, presently.
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ātāṃ (आतां).—ad (ataḥ S) Now. See notice under ēvhāṃ.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishātāṃ (आतां).—ad Now.
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ātāṃ (आतां).—ad Now.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀtam (आतम्) or Uttam.—& sam languish, be perplexed.
Ātam is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ā and tam (तम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀtam (आतम्):—[=ā-√tam] (p. [Ātmanepada] -tāmyamāna and [Parasmaipada] -tāmyat) to faint, become senseless, [Rāmāyaṇa ii, 63, 50; Kādambarī] ;
—to become stiff, [Bālarāmāyaṇa]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconAtam (அதம்) [aṭam] noun < ata. Wandering, intercourse; சஞ்சாரம். [sancharam.] (W.)
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Atam (அதம்) [aṭam] noun < hatha.
1. Obstinacy, pertinacity;பிடிவாதம். அடம் பிடிப்பதுன் னருளி னுக் கழகோ [pidivatham. adam pidippathun naruli nug kazhago] (திருவருட்பா [thiruvarudpa], 2, கருணைபெறா. [karunaipera.] 4).
2. Spite; வர்மம். [varmam.]
3. Evil, wickedness; பொல்லாங்கு. [pollangu.] (அகராதி நிகண்டு [agarathi nigandu])
4. (See Kumārila Bhatta's Tantra-vārttika, p. 285.) See கொட்டைப்பாசி. அடம்போ லாடிய லாகம் [kottaippasi. adambo ladiya lagam] (ஞானாமிர்தம் [gnanamirtham] 59, 19).
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Atam (அதம்) noun cf. அத. [atha.] Country figuratively See அத்தி. (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [athi. (sudamaninigandu)]
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Atam (அதம்) noun < adhas.
1. Lowness, inferiority; தாழ்வு. [thazhvu.]
2. Lower region, that which is beneath; கீழ். (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [kizh. (sudamaninigandu)]
3. Underworld; பாதலம். (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [pathalam. (sudamaninigandu)]
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Atam (அதம்) noun < hata. Destruction, ruin; நாசம். அதமுற மடிந்த பின்னர் [nasam. athamura madintha pinnar] (ஞானவாசிட்டம் வீமபா. [gnanavasittam vimapa.] 16).
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Āṭam (ஆடம்) noun < āḍhaka. Liquid measure, especially for oil, about 24 measures; ஓர்அளவு. [oralavu.] Local usage
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Āṭam (ஆடம்) noun probably from ஆடு-. [adu-.] Castor-plant. See ஆமணக்கு. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [amanakku. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]
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Ātam (ஆதம்) noun cf. ā-dara. Regard, solicitude; அன்பு. ஆத மெய்திநின் றஞ்சலித் தேத்தியே [anpu. atha meythinin ranchalith thethiye] (கந்தபு. திருக்கல்யா. [kanthapu. thirukkalya.] 11).
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Ātam (ஆதம்) noun cf. ā-dhāra. Prop, stay, protection; ஆதரவு. ஆதமிலி நாயேனை யல்லலறுத் தாட்கொண்டு [atharavu. athamili nayenai yallalaruth thadkondu] (திருவாசகம் [thiruvasagam] 31, 5).
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Ātam (ஆதம்) noun Bastard sago. See கூந்தற்பனை. (வைத்திய மூலிகை) [kuntharpanai. (vaithiya muligai)]
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Ātām (ஆதாம்) noun < Hebrew Ādām. Name of the first man; முதல்மனிதன். [muthalmanithan.] Christian usage
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Aṭam (அடம்) noun perhaps from haṭha. Knife; கத்தி. [kathi.] Local usage
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryAadam is another spelling for आदम [ādama].—n. Mythol. 1. Adam; 2. descendant of Adam; man;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+50): Atam Ghatake, Atama, Atamaavishta, Atamacariram, Atamaja, Atamam, Atamana, Atamapatcam, Atamaram, Atamarisu, Atamarnikapporul, Atamarutu, Atamas, Atamasco lily, Atamaska, Atamata, Atamatacam, Atamatagara, Atamatakara, Atamatakarti.
Ends with (+1023): A-car-kariyavatam, A-dhyatam, Abhivatam, Acamatam, Acammatam, Acanipatam, Acankatam, Acatam, Acevakavatam, Acipatam, Acirvatam, Acitokatam, Addamtigatam, Adhidaivatam, Adhidevatam, Ahlatam, Ai-vakaipatam, Aikkavatam, Airapatam, Airavatam.
Full-text (+163): Aha, Ramasetu, Adam, Adham, Gokal atham, Hatam, Atham, Bupleurum triradiatum, Laggera heudelotii, San fu chai hu, Ogbie, Atashim-Shem-Sa, Adama, Adame, Adam-and-eve, Ebe onewa, Lambika, Adam's apple flower, Vallatam, Aspilia africana.
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