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Angra Mainyu

Angra Mainyu proper noun: avestan language name of Zoroastrianism's hypostasis of the "destructive spirit". The Middle Persian equivalent is Ahriman.

Proper noun

Angra Mainyu

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

Origin of Angra Mainyu

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

Questions about Angra Mainyu

What does Angra Mainyu mean?
Angra Mainyu means avestan language name of Zoroastrianism's hypostasis of the "destructive spirit". The Middle Persian equivalent is Ahriman.
What part of speech is Angra Mainyu?
Angra Mainyu is a proper noun.

Words near Angra Mainyu in the dictionary

  1. angpau
  2. angpaus
  3. angpow
  4. angpows
  5. Angra do Heroísmo
  6. Angra Mainyu
  7. Angram
  8. Angrapa
  9. angree
  10. Angren
  11. angrez

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