Asman

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Etymology

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From Avestan 𐬀𐬯𐬨𐬀𐬥 (asman, sky). Cognate of Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎶𐎴 (a-s-m-n /⁠asman-⁠/, sky).

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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, 𐬚𐬡𐬁𐬴𐬀 (θβāṣ̌a), which lies nearer the earth.

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