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Haoma
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haoma hàomǎ
English
Etymology
en ae 𐬵𐬀𐬊𐬨𐬀. en Soma.
Noun
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en Zoroastrianism Hypostatic divinity of the haoma plant.
1864, Arthur Henry Bleeck, Friedrich Spiegel, Avesta: The Religious Books of the Parsees, Yasna 9.23, page 61:
Quickly spake Zarathustra: praise to the Haoma, the created by Mazda! Good is Haoma, the created by Mazda! Praise to the Haoma!
en 1993 W.B. Fischer; Ilya Gershevitch; Ehsan Yarshster The Cambridge History of Iran 653 Even today Zoroastrian women who are with child pray to Hoama and constantly recite the Hōm Yasht in order to have distinguished sons.
Related terms
en haoma
Anagrams
en aahmo Amoah Omaha