اهریمن

Persian

Alternative forms

• آهریمن (âhriman)
• اهرمن (ahreman)
• آهرمن (âhreman)
• اهرامن (ahrâman)
• آهرامن (âhrâman)
• اهریمه (ahrime)
• آهریمه (âhrime)

Etymology

From Middle Persian ʾhlmn', ʾhlymn', 𐭠𐭧𐭫𐭬𐭭𐭩 (Ahreman).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔah.ɾeː.ˈman]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäɦ.ɾiː.mǽn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäɦ.ɾiː.mǽn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.ɾiː.mǽn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔɔː.ɾi.mǽn]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔæɦ.ɹiː.mǽn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäɦ.ɾi.mǽn]

Readings
Classical reading?	ahrēman
Dari reading?	ahrīman
Iranian reading?	ahriman
Tajik reading?	ahriman

Noun

اَهْریمَن • (ahriman) (plural اهریمنان (ahrimanân) or اهریمن‌ها (ahriman-hâ))

1. devil

Derived terms

• اَهْریمَنی (ahrimani)

Proper noun

اَهْریمَن • (ahriman)

1. Ahriman

Derived terms

• اَهْریمَنی (ahrimani)

References

• MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “Ahreman”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 7