Ahriman

(ä′ri mən)

noun

Zoroastrianism the spirit of evil

Origin: MPers Ahrīman, prob. < Avestan aṅra mainyu, the evil (lit., hostile) spirit

See Ahriman in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Ahura Mazda's adversary, the chief spirit of darkness and evil in Zoroastrianism.

Origin:

Origin: Persian ahriman

Origin: , from Middle Persian ahraman

Origin: , from Avestan angrō mainiiuš, the evil spirit

Origin: : angra-, evil

Origin: + mainiiuš, spirit; see men-¹ in Indo-European roots

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