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Avestan en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /əˈvɛst(ə)n/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree
English Avesta
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Italic *-nos
Proto-Italic *-ānos
Latin -ānus
Old French -ainder.
Middle English -an
English -an
English Avestan
From Avesta + -an.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of or pertaining to Avesta or Avestan.
Avestan geography
We find, fortunately preserved in the extant Avestan texts, some material that gives us a vivid idea of the importance which the ancient Iranians attached to the fulfilment of contracts.
1922, Maneckji Nusservanji Dhalla, Zoroastrian Civilization, page 113:
Forms
Relateds
Wiktionary’s coverage of Avestan terms
Synonyms
Avestic
Translations (13)
fr avestique (of or pertaining to Avesta) · sv avestisk (of or pertaining to Avesta) · de awestisch (of or pertaining to Avesta) · ro avestic (of or pertaining to Avesta) · hi अवस्ताई (of or pertaining to Avesta) · hu avesztai (of or pertaining to Avesta) · pl awestyjski (of or pertaining to Avesta) · ru авести́йский (of or pertaining to Avesta) · de avestisch (of or pertaining to Avesta) · fi avestalainen (of or pertaining to Avesta) · ca avèstic (of or pertaining to Avesta) · ka ავესტური (of or pertaining to Avesta) · fa اوستایی (of or pertaining to Avesta)
Avestan en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /əˈvɛst(ə)n/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree
English Avesta
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Italic *-nos
Proto-Italic *-ānos
Latin -ānus
Old French -ainder.
Middle English -an
English -an
English Avestan
From Avesta + -an.
Meanings
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An ancient Eastern Old Iranian language that was used to compose the sacred hymns and canon of the Zoroastrian Avesta.
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An alphabet which was developed based on Pahlavi scripts and used to write Avestan and Middle Persian languages.
Forms
Deriveds
Gathic Avestan · Younger Avestan · Young Avestan · Old Avestan
Synonyms
Avestic · Zend · Avestic
Translations (28)
de Awestisch (Old Iranian language) · zza Ewıstki (diq) (Old Iranian language) · ka ავესტური ენა (Old Iranian language) · fi avesta (Old Iranian language) · de Avestisch (Old Iranian language) · ka ავესტური (Old Iranian language) · ga Aivéistis (Old Iranian language) · ca avèstic (Old Iranian language) · sv avestiska (Old Iranian language) · hi अवस्ताई (Old Iranian language) · nl Avestisch (Old Iranian language) · fr avestique (Old Iranian language) · hy ավեստերեն (Old Iranian language) · hu avesztai (Old Iranian language) · cmn 阿維斯陀語 /阿维斯陀语 (Old Iranian language) · da avestisk (Old Iranian language) · el Αβεστική γλώσσα (Old Iranian language) · sk avestčina (Old Iranian language) · tr Zentçe (Old Iranian language) · lt avestos kalba (Old Iranian language) · hy զենդերեն (Old Iranian language) · fa اوستایی (Old Iranian language) · ro avestică (Old Iranian language) · ru авести́йский (Old Iranian language) · es avéstico (Old Iranian language) · pl awestyjski (Old Iranian language) · pt avéstico (Old Iranian language) · fa زبان اوستایی (Old Iranian language)