Asman

See also: asman

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Avestan asman- (“sky”). Cognate of Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎶𐎴 (asman-, “sky”).

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 (thwasha), which lies nearer the earth.

Anagrams

• Manas, Mansa, Sanma, manas, saman