Pronunciation: ' är-i-m ə n, - ˌ män
Function: noun
Etymology: Persian, modification of Avestan a ṅ r ō mainyu š hostile spirit
Date: 1818
: Ahura Mazda's antagonist who is a spirit of darkness and evil in Zoroastrianism
Pronunciation: ' är-i-m ə n, - ˌ män
Function: noun
Etymology: Persian, modification of Avestan a ṅ r ō mainyu š hostile spirit
Date: 1818
: Ahura Mazda's antagonist who is a spirit of darkness and evil in Zoroastrianism
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012