YIMA

Meaning of YIMA in English

/yee"mah/ , n. Zoroastrianism.

a legendary king who, having reigned under the protection of Ahura Mazda in perfect happiness, sinned and lost for the world the immortality it had enjoyed.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

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