اهورامزدا
Persian
Alternative forms
- اهورا مزدا (ahūrā mazdā / ahurâ mazdâ)
- اهورهمزدا (ahūra-mazdā / ahure-mazdâ), اهوره مزدا (ahūra mazdā / ahure mazdâ)
- اهورهمزد (ahūra-mazd / ahure-mazd), اهوره مزد (ahūra mazd / ahure mazd)
Etymology
Borrowed from Avestan 𐬀𐬵𐬎𐬭𐬀 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬛𐬁 (ahura mazdā). Displaced inherited اورمزد (ōrmazd / urmazd) to an extent.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ʔa.huː.ˈraː.maz.ˈdaː/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔä.ɦuː.ɾɑ́ː.mäz.d̪ɑ́ː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔæ.ɦuː.ɹɒ́ː.mæz.d̪ɒ́ː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔä.ɦu.ɾɔ́.mäz.d̪ɔ́]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | ahūrā-mazdā |
| Dari reading? | ahūrā-mazdā |
| Iranian reading? | ahurâ-mazdâ |
| Tajik reading? | ahuro-mazdo |
Proper noun
اهورامزدا • (ahūrāmazdā / ahurâmazdâ) (Tajik spelling Аҳуромаздо)
- (Zoroastrianism) Ahura Mazda (the divinity exalted by Zoroaster as the one uncreated Creator, or God)