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Asman

Asman proper noun: avestan and Middle Persian name of the Zoroastrian divinity that is the hypostasis of the sky. Asman is the "highest heaven," and is distinguished from the firmament, 𐬚𐬡𐬁𐬴𐬀 (θβāṣ̌a), which lies nearer the earth.

Proper noun

Asman

  1. Avestan and Middle Persian name of the Zoroastrian divinity that is the hypostasis of the sky. Asman is the "highest heaven," and is distinguished from the firmament, 𐬚𐬡𐬁𐬴𐬀 (θβāṣ̌a), which lies nearer the earth.

Origin of Asman

From Avestan 𐬀𐬯𐬨𐬀𐬥 (asman, “sky”). Cognate of Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎶𐎴 (a-s-m-n /⁠asman-⁠/, “sky”).

Questions about Asman

What does Asman mean?
Asman means avestan and Middle Persian name of the Zoroastrian divinity that is the hypostasis of the sky. Asman is the "highest heaven," and is distinguished from the firmament, 𐬚𐬡𐬁𐬴𐬀 (θβāṣ̌a), which lies nearer the earth.
What part of speech is Asman?
Asman is a proper noun.

Words near Asman in the dictionary

  1. aslug
  2. Aslum
  3. aslumber
  4. asm
  5. asmachta
  6. Asman
  7. Asmar
  8. Asmara
  9. Asmars
  10. Asmat
  11. asmatographer

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