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- Avestan · derived from𐬀𐬢𐬭𐬀⸱𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬎
- Middle Persian · derived from𐭠𐭧𐭫𐭬𐭭𐭩
- Iranian Persian · derived fromاَهْریمَن
- Classical Persian · derived fromاَهْرِمَن
- English todayAhriman
Derived from Classical Persian اَهْرِمَن (ahriman) or Iranian Persian اَهْریمَن (ahriman), from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭧𐭫𐭬𐭭𐭩 (ʾḥlmny /ahreman/), from Avestan 𐬀𐬢𐬭𐬀⸱𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬎 (aŋra.maⁱniiu), compound of 𐬀𐬢𐬭𐬀 (aŋra, “destruction, destructive”) and 𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬎 (maⁱniiu, “spirit, mind, essence, emanation etc.”). Definable through the antithetical 𐬯𐬞𐬆𐬧𐬙𐬀⸱𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬎 (spəṇta.maⁱniiu, “bounteous spirit”). Doublet of Angra Mainyu.
Words from the same roots
Avestan𐬀𐬢𐬭𐬀⸱𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬎 all →
Angra Mainyu
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.