haoma en · NOUN
Etymology
Transliteration of Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬊𐬨𐬀 (haoma). Doublet of soma.
Meanings
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(uncountable) A plant associated with the divinity Haoma.
The offering of haoma was a common practice among Achaemenids; the Haumavarga Scythians probably owe their name to the fact that they did not press the plant but strewed it ritually (HOFFMANN 1975).
1999, Karel van der Toorn, Bob Becking, Pieter Willem van der Horst, Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible: DDD, page 384:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hom | alternative | lexicographic | |
| homa | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (5)
fa هوم (Haoma) · pal hwm (hōm) (Haoma) · ae 𐬵𐬀𐬊𐬨𐬀 (Haoma) · fi haoma (Haoma) · fi homa (Haoma)