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ahura

ahura noun: a member of the ahuric triad.

Noun

ahura (plural ahuras)

  1. A member of the ahuric triad.

Proper noun capitalized: Ahura

Ahura

  1. Title 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).

Forms of ahura

pluralahuras

Origin of ahura

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

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

Words formed from ahura

  • ahuric

Phrases with ahura

Questions about ahura

What does ahura mean?
Ahura means a member of the ahuric triad.
What part of speech is ahura?
Ahura can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of ahura?
The plural of ahura is ahuras.

Words near ahura in the dictionary

  1. ahun
  2. Ahuna Vairya
  3. ahungered
  4. ahungry
  5. ahunting
  6. ahura
  7. Ahura Mazda
  8. Ahuramazda
  9. ahuras
  10. ahuru
  11. ahuruhuru

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