"Ahriman" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Derived from Classical Persian اَهْریمَن (ahrēman) 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 𐬀𐬨𐬆𐬱𐬀⸱𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬎 (aməša.maⁱniiu, “bounteous spirit”). Doublet of Angra Mainyu. Etymology templates: {{glossary|derived terms|Derived}} Derived, {{der|en|fa-cls|اَهْریمَن|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Classical Persian اَهْریمَن (ahrēman), {{der+|en|fa-cls|اَهْریمَن}} Derived from Classical Persian اَهْریمَن (ahrēman), {{der|en|fa-ira|اَهْریمَن}} Iranian Persian اَهْریمَن (ahriman), {{der|en|pal|𐭠𐭧𐭫𐭬𐭭𐭩|sc=Phli|ts=ahreman}} Middle Persian 𐭠𐭧𐭫𐭬𐭭𐭩 (ʾḥlmny /⁠ahreman⁠/), {{der|en|ae|𐬀𐬢𐬭𐬀⸱𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬎}} Avestan 𐬀𐬢𐬭𐬀⸱𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬎 (aŋra.maⁱniiu), {{doublet|en|Angra Mainyu}} Doublet of Angra Mainyu Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Ahriman
  1. The hypostasis of chaos, destruction, evil in Zoroastrianism. Wikipedia link: Ahriman Categories (topical): Zoroastrianism Synonyms: Ariman, Ahirman, Ahrimen, Ahrimanes Derived forms: Ahrimanic Related terms: Angra Mainyu, Arimanes, Arimanius Translations (the hypostasis of chaos, destruction, evil in Zoroastrianism): Ἀρειμάνιος (Areimánios) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), Ἀριμάνης (Arimánēs) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), Ἀρειμανής (Areimanḗs) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), أَهْرِيمَان (ʔahrīmān) [masculine] (Arabic), Ահրիման (Ahriman) (Armenian), Արհմն (Arhmn) (Armenian), Əhrimən (Azerbaijani), Anqra Manyu (Azerbaijani), Арима́н (Arimán) [masculine] (Bulgarian), Ахрима́н (Ahrimán) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 安哥拉·曼紐 (Chinese Mandarin), 安哥拉·曼纽 (āngélā mànniǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), 阿里曼 (Ālǐmàn) (Chinese Mandarin), აჰრიმანი (ahrimani) (Georgian), არიმანი (arimani) (Georgian), אנגרה מניו (an'g'rá mein'yú) (Hebrew), اَهْریمَن (ahriman) (Iranian Persian), アンラ・マンユ (Anra Manyu) (Japanese), アフリマン (Afuriman) (Japanese), アーリマン (Āriman) (Japanese), 앙그라 마이뉴 (Anggeura Mainyu) (Korean), 아흐리만 (Aheuriman) (Korean), 𐭠𐭧𐭫𐭬𐭭𐭩 (alt: ʾḥlmny /⁠ahreman⁠/) (Middle Persian), Արհմն (Arhmn) (Old Armenian), اَهْریمَن (ahrēman) (Persian), Aryman [masculine] (Polish), Arimã [masculine] (Portuguese), Arimane [masculine] (Portuguese), Арима́н (Arimán) [masculine] (Russian), А́нгра-Ма́йнью (Ángra-Májnʹju) [masculine] (Russian), А̏хриман [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Ȁhriman [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), 𐼰𐽂𐼹𐽀𐼺𐼻𐼴 (ʼtδrmnw) (Sogdian), Ahrimán [masculine] (Spanish), Аҳриман (Ahriman) (Tajik), Ehrimen (Turkish), اَہْرِمان (ahrimān) [masculine] (Urdu), اَہْرِمَن (ahriman) [masculine] (Urdu), اَہْرِیمَن (ahrīman) [masculine] (Urdu)

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          "text": "[A]midst Ahriman and his hosts who had now established themselves in the Occident, and as heirs to the horns and tails of Pans and fauns, a crowd of native spirits moved; imps, giants, trolls, forest-spirits, elves and hobgoblins in and on the earth; nicks, river-sprites in the water, fiends in the air, and salamanders in the fire.",
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      "word": "Anqra Manyu"
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      "sense": "the hypostasis of chaos, destruction, evil in Zoroastrianism",
      "word": "安哥拉·曼紐"
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      "word": "阿里曼"
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      "word": "აჰრიმანი"
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      "word": "אנגרה מניו"
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      "word": "アンラ・マンユ"
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      "sense": "the hypostasis of chaos, destruction, evil in Zoroastrianism",
      "word": "앙그라 마이뉴"
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      "sense": "the hypostasis of chaos, destruction, evil in Zoroastrianism",
      "word": "아흐리만"
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      "sense": "the hypostasis of chaos, destruction, evil in Zoroastrianism",
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      "word": "اَهْریمَن"
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      "sense": "the hypostasis of chaos, destruction, evil in Zoroastrianism",
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      "word": "Arimã"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "the hypostasis of chaos, destruction, evil in Zoroastrianism",
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      "word": "Arimane"
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      "roman": "Arimán",
      "sense": "the hypostasis of chaos, destruction, evil in Zoroastrianism",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "Арима́н"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "Ángra-Májnʹju",
      "sense": "the hypostasis of chaos, destruction, evil in Zoroastrianism",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "А́нгра-Ма́йнью"
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      "code": "sh",
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      "sense": "the hypostasis of chaos, destruction, evil in Zoroastrianism",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "А̏хриман"
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      "code": "sh",
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      "sense": "the hypostasis of chaos, destruction, evil in Zoroastrianism",
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "Ȁhriman"
    },
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      "code": "sog",
      "lang": "Sogdian",
      "roman": "ʼtδrmnw",
      "sense": "the hypostasis of chaos, destruction, evil in Zoroastrianism",
      "word": "𐼰𐽂𐼹𐽀𐼺𐼻𐼴"
    },
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "the hypostasis of chaos, destruction, evil in Zoroastrianism",
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      "word": "Ahrimán"
    },
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      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "Ahriman",
      "sense": "the hypostasis of chaos, destruction, evil in Zoroastrianism",
      "word": "Аҳриман"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "the hypostasis of chaos, destruction, evil in Zoroastrianism",
      "word": "Ehrimen"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "ahrimān",
      "sense": "the hypostasis of chaos, destruction, evil in Zoroastrianism",
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "اَہْرِمان"
    },
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      "code": "ur",
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      "roman": "ahriman",
      "sense": "the hypostasis of chaos, destruction, evil in Zoroastrianism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "اَہْرِمَن"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "ahrīman",
      "sense": "the hypostasis of chaos, destruction, evil in Zoroastrianism",
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      "word": "اَہْرِیمَن"
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  "word": "Ahriman"
}

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