Asman

See also: asman

English

Etymology

From Avestan 𐬀𐬯𐬨𐬀π¬₯β€Ž (asman, β€œsky”). Cognate of Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎢𐎴 (a-s-m-n /⁠asman-⁠/, β€œsky”).

Proper noun

Asman

  1. (Zoroastrianism) 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, π¬šπ¬‘π¬π¬΄π¬€β€Ž (θβāṣ̌a), which lies nearer the earth.

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