Meaning of شمن | Babel Free

Definitions

1. an idolater
   archaic
2. shaman
3. Equivalent to 'Shaman': A member of certain tribal societies who acts as a spiritual or religious medium between the concrete and spirit worlds; sometimes also a healer.

Equivalents

Examples

“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 idolater”

bringing a message to the king of Yemen.

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