Angra Mainyu

proper noun

Avestan language name of Zoroastrianism's hypostasis of the "destructive spirit". The Middle Persian equivalent is Ahriman.

OriginAvestan 𐬀𐬢𐬭𐬀⸱𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬎 →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. ZoroastrianismAvestan language name of Zoroastrianism's hypostasis of the "destructive spirit". The Middle Persian equivalent is Ahriman.

Origin

  1. Avestan𐬀𐬢𐬭𐬀⸱𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬎
  2. EnglishAngra Mainyu

From Avestan 𐬀𐬢𐬭𐬀⸱𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬎 (aŋra.maⁱniiu), from 𐬀𐬢𐬭𐬀 (aŋra, “evil”) + 𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬎 (maⁱniiu, “spirit”). Doublet of Ahriman.

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APA

Angra Mainyu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Angra%20Mainyu

MLA

“Angra Mainyu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Angra%20Mainyu. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Angra Mainyu,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Angra%20Mainyu.

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