Scholarly Name Reference
Evil spirit, destructive mind
Scholarly reference for Ahriman
π¬π¬’π¬π¬ π¬¨π¬π¬π¬₯π¬π¬π¬
The name in its original Avestan form. π¬π¬’π¬π¬ π¬¨π¬π¬π¬₯π¬π¬π¬ β Ahriman. Written aΕra mainiiu in the Avesta (Gathic nom. aΕrΕ mainiiuΕ‘, Yasna 45.2; Younger form at Vendidad 19.1) Β· The Younger spelling writes the ending with two i-letters (β¦mainiiu) Β· 'Ahriman' is the Middle Persian (Pahlavi) development of the same name
AHRIMAN
This name is already attested in the Latin alphabet. The Unicode form Ahriman is identical to ASCII apart from capitalization, so no diacritic, stress, or script information was erased.
Ahriman
Because the name is already in Latin letters, the Unicode restoration does not add diacritics or change the script. Its value here is canonical spelling and consistent cataloguing, not the recovery of lost marks.
ahriman.com β ahriman.com
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How ahriman becomes Ahriman
| Step | ASCII | Unicode | Type | Scholarly Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | a | β | A | Same | Same |
| 02 | h | β | h | Same | Same |
| 03 | r | β | r | Same | Same |
| 04 | i | β | i | Same | Same |
| 05 | m | β | m | Same | Same |
| 06 | a | β | a | Same | Same |
| 07 | n | β | n | Same | Same |
Why Ahriman is classified as Tier-2
The Zoroastrian name π¬π¬’π¬π¬ π¬¨π¬π¬π¬₯π¬π¬π¬ is attested in its original script (shown above) as well as in the Latin alphabet. The Unicode restoration is identical to ASCII, so no diacritic or script recovery is needed. It is catalogued as a single-tier Tier-2 name because the scholarly form carries no stress or length marks.
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