ahura

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noun

A member of the ahuric triad.

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Meanings

ahura1

nounahura (plural ahuras)

plural ahuras

  1. ZoroastrianismA member of the ahuric triad.

Ahura2

proper noun
  1. ZoroastrianismTitle of the three members of the ahuric triad – Ahura Mazda, Ahura Mithra, and Ahura Berezant Apam Napat – that regulate (or, in the case of Mazda, create) the physical and moral order (asha).

Origin

ahura · noun

Transliteration of Avestan 𐬀𐬵𐬎𐬭𐬀 (ahura, “lord”).

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Ahura · proper noun

Transliteration of Avestan 𐬀𐬵𐬎𐬭𐬀 (ahura, “lord”). Doublet of Asura and Æsir.

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APA

ahura. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ahura

MLA

“ahura.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ahura. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ahura,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ahura.

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