شمن

شمن

See also: سمن‎

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian šmn (šaman, “Buddhist monk”), akin to Manichaean Parthian šmn (šaman, “Buddhist monk”), Sogdian [script needed] (šmn /šaman/, “monk”).

Noun

شمن • (šaman)

1. (archaic) an idolater
   • 10th Century CE, Ferdowsi, Shahnameh

     ‏از ایران یکی کهترم چون شمن / پیام آوریده به شاه یمن‎

     az irân yeki kehtaram čon šaman / payâm âvaride be šâhe yaman

     I am a servant from Iran, humble as an idolator / bringing a message to the king of Yemen.

2. shaman

References

Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “شمن”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press