Angra Mainyu

English

Etymology

From Avestan π¬€π¬’π¬­π¬€βΈ±π¬¨π¬€π¬Œπ¬₯π¬Œπ¬Œπ¬Žβ€Ž (aΕ‹ra mainiiu), from π¬€π¬’π¬­π¬€β€Ž (aΕ‹ra, β€œevil”) + π¬¨π¬€π¬Œπ¬₯π¬Œπ¬Œπ¬Žβ€Ž (mainiiu, β€œspirit”).

Proper noun

Angra Mainyu

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

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