Bahrām

proper noun

Verethragna; The Zoroastrian concept of “victory over resistance” and, as the hypostasis of victory, one of the principal figures in the Zoroastrian pantheon of yazatas.

OriginPersian بهرام →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Bahram · alternative Vahram

  1. ZoroastrianismVerethragna; The Zoroastrian concept of “victory over resistance” and, as the hypostasis of victory, one of the principal figures in the Zoroastrian pantheon of yazatas.

Origin

  1. Persianبهرام
  2. EnglishBahrām

Borrowed from Persian بهرام (bahrâm). Doublet of Vahagn.

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APA

Bahrām. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bahr%C4%81m

MLA

“Bahrām.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bahr%C4%81m. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bahrām,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bahr%C4%81m.

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