Asman

Meaning

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, π¬šπ¬‘π¬π¬΄π¬€, which lies nearer the earth.

Origin

  • From Avestan 𐬀𐬯𐬨𐬀π¬₯. Cognate of Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎢𐎴 ("sky").

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